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Dubai: The pace sensation of Indian cricket team Arshdeep Singh has been crowned ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024 on Saturday.
In a post on X, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced that Arshdeep has bagged the award after fending off competition from Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, Australia’s Travis Head and Pakistan’s Babar Azam.
Arshdeep was the leading Indian wicket-taker in T20 Internationals in 2024, taking 36 wickets in just 18 games. He played a huge part in India’s journey to the title at the T20 World Cup 2024 in the Caribbean and the USA back in June 2024.
The left-arm pace gun starred as India ended their ICC trophy hiatus with a victory in the T20 World Cup 2024. Following India’s triumph, Arshdeep has gone on to cement his reputation as one of the leading powerplay and death bowling specialists in the format.
The 25-year-old has long been tipped for the top, especially after his groundbreaking display in the marquee event. The Indian team has put a great deal of faith in his ability since making his full international debut in 2022.
ButIn 2024 Arshdeep truly established himself as a world-class bowler in T20l format, taking heaps of wickets with the ball and maintaining his economical nature in the death overs on different venues and surfaces.
Arshdeep has spearheaded India’s pace attack as the selectors continue to work towards building a new era for the T20 squad following the triumph in the Caribbean.
The Indian quick took his wickets at an average of a mere 15.31. Despite predominantly bowling in the powerplay and death overs, he finished 2024 with an economy rate of 7.49. He was a constant wicket-taking threat, taking his wickets at a strike rate of 10.80.
