Wisden Cricketers of the Year: Rohit Sharma & Bumrah honoured

Wisden Cricketers of the Year: Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah India captain Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have been named among Wisden Cricketers of the Year. The duo take the honours after dominating England in their home conditions. Follow all the latest cricket updates on InsideSport.IN

Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah, stalwarts of Indian cricket, take the once in a lifetime honour as they emerged as a strong force behind India’s dominance in Test cricket to take India to new heights in the last calendar year. Meanwhile, Former England captain Joe Root was named Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world.

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Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah emerged as strong forces for India as they lead England 2-1 in 5-match Test series.
Rohit scored a century at The Oval and also slammed a couple of fifties during the Test series.
Bumrah could have single-handedly won the Nottingham Test if the rain had not washed away the opening match.
Devon Conway, who emerged as a top find for NZ, announced his arrival to the Test arena with a double century on debut.
SA allrounder Dan van Niekerk guided Oval Invincibles to victory in the inaugural edition of Women’s The Hundred which Booth believes changed the face of England’s women’s cricket.

🏏 The Five Wisden Cricketers of the Year 🏏

Jasprit Bumrah
Devon Conway
Rohit Sharma
Ollie Robinson
Dane van Niekerk#WisdenAwards pic.twitter.com/gY3wpfn2TS

— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 20, 2022

Joe Root in 2021- 1708 runs in 15 Tests @61
Rohit Sharma in England- 368 runs in 4 Tests @52
Jasprit Bumrah in England- 18 wickets in 4 Tests @20
Devon Conway in England- Double Century on maiden Test
England’s solitary Cricketer of the Year- Ollie Robinson took 28 wickets @19.60 in his debut season

Rohit Sharma

“Rohit Sharma was at the heart of his side’s 2-1 lead over England, and played starring roles with the bat at Lord’s, where he made an elegant 83 in treacherous conditions, and at The Oval, where his superb 127 helped India overcome a first-innings deficit of 99. His series tally of 368 runs at 52 was higher than any of his team-mates,” Lawrence Booth, Wisden’s editor, said.

Jasprit Bumrah

“Jasprit Bumrah was central to India’s two Test wins last summer, taking three for 33 on the final afternoon at Lord’s, then thrillingly bowling Ollie Pope and Jonny Bairstow in successive overs to hasten his team to victory at The Oval. Had rain not washed out the last day of the First Test at Trent Bridge, his nine wickets there might have led to an Indian win, too. In all, he managed 18 wickets at 20 apiece in the four Tests, and scored some unexpected – and crucial – tailend runs,” Booth added.

Wisden Cricketers of the Year: Rohit Sharma & Jasprit Bumrah take honours as Joe Root named Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world- check out

Meanwhile, Pakistan wicket-keeper batter Mohd Rizwan was named Wisden T20I cricketer of the Year.

Before 2021, Mohammad Rizwan had scored 313 T20I runs in 26 matches.

In 2021 alone, he scored a staggering 1,326 runs at an average of 73.66, with one century and 12 half-centuries.

A stunning 12 months for Wisden’s Leading T20 Cricketer in the World 🔥#WisdenAwards pic.twitter.com/P1nH4KufS7

— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) April 20, 2022