ICC Awards 2024: The ICC (International Cricket Council) has finally revealed the annual awards to honor and celebrate the extraordinary achievements of the men and women cricketers across all formats of international cricket over the previous year.
The ceremony held on January 28 (Tuesday) acknowledged players for their outstanding contributions throughout the year. Also, umpires are recognized with a special honor for their valuable services on the field.
Jasprit Bumrah from the Indian men’s cricket team and Amelia Kerr from the New Zealand women’s cricket team stood out as the most notable stars, receiving prestigious tributes for their outstanding efforts.
In addition to Bumrah, the other two Indian cricketers namely Arshdeep Singh and Smriti Mandhana, earned special recognitions for their incredible performances.
Let’s find out the top performers of 2024, recognized by ICC across men’s and women’s cricket for their notable stats, including the 12 individual awards announced and the five Team of the Year revealed.
ICC Men’s Cricket Awards 2024:
These are the six prestigious ICC awards bagged by the male cricketers from different nations listed below:
| S.No | Award | Player | Role | Team | Notable Stats in 2024 |
| 1. | ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year (Known as the SIR GARFIELD SOBERS TROPHY) | Jasprit Bumrah | Pace Bowler | India | 86 international wickets (Tests-71 and T20Is-15) |
| 2. | ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year | Jasprit Bumrah | Pace Bowler | India | 71 Wickets in 13 Matches |
| 3. | ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year | Azmatullah Omarzai | All-rounder (Right Handed Batter and Right-arm medium pacer) | Afghanistan | 417 runs in 12 innings |
| 17 wickets in 13 innings | |||||
| 4. | ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year | Arshdeep Singh | Pace Bowler | India | Joint Leading wicket-taker in T20 World Cup 2024 (17 wickets in 8 matches) |
| 36 Wickets in 18 T20I matches | |||||
| 5. | ICC Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year | Kamindu Mendis | All-rounder (Left-handed batter and right-arm off-spinner) | Sri Lanka | 1,458 Runs (Tests- 1049, ODIs- 104 and T20Is-305) |
| 5 Wickets (ODIs-3 and T20Is -2) | |||||
| 6. | ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Year | Gerhard Erasmus | All-rounder (right-handed batter and right-arm off-spinner) | Namibia | 727 Runs (ODIs-364 and T20Is-363) |
| 36 Wickets (ODIs-18 and T20Is-18) |
ICC Women’s Cricket Awards 2024:
These are the five different awards recognizing the top-performing women cricketers of the year:
| S.No | Award | Player | Role | Team | Notable Stats in 2024 |
| 1. | ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year (Known as the RACHAEL HEYHOE FLINT TROPHY) | Amelia Kerr | All-rounder | New Zealand | 651 Runs (T20Is- 387 and ODIs-264) |
| 44 Wickets (T20Is-29 and ODIs-14) | |||||
| 2. | ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Year | Smriti Mandhana | Batter | India | 747 Runs in 13 ODI innings (including 4 centuries) |
| 3. | ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year | Amelia Kerr | All-rounder | New Zealand | Highest Wicket Taker in Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 (15 Wickets in 6 Matches) |
| 387 Runs and 29 Wickets in 18 T20I innings | |||||
| 4. | ICC Emerging Women’s Cricketer of the Year | Annerie Dercksen | All-rounder | South Africa | 291 Runs (Tests-60, ODIs- 70 and T20Is- 161) |
| 11 Wickets (ODIs-6 and T20Is- 5) | |||||
| 5. | ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Year | Esha Oza | All-rounder | UAE | 711 Runs in 20 T20I innings (1 century and 4 half-centuries) |
| 16 Wickets in 19 T20I innings |
ICC Umpire of the Year Award 2024: Richard Illingworth
The former English cricketer Richard Illingworth was felicitated with the ICC Umpire of the Year award for his outstanding umpiring skills in international matches.
ICC Team of the Year Awards 2024: Men’s and Women’s Cricket
These are the top five best teams of the year in different formats of men’s and women’s cricket formed with the best playing XI combination of players from other nations:
1. ICC Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2024:
| S.No | Player | Nation | Role |
| 1. | Rohit Sharma (Captain) | India | Batsman |
| 2. | Travis Head | Australia | Batsman |
| 3. | Phil Salt | England | Batsman |
| 4. | Babar Azam | Pakistan | Batsman |
| 5. | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | Batsman and Wicketkeeper |
| 6. | Sikandar Raza | Zimbabwe | Spin Bowling All-rounder |
| 7. | Hardik Pandya | India | Pace Bowling All-rounder |
| 8. | Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | Spin Bowling All-rounder |
| 9. | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | Spin Bowling All-rounder |
| 10. | Jasprit Bumrah | India | Bowler |
| 11. | Arshdeep Singh | India | Bowler |
2. ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year 2024:
| S.No | Player | Nation | Role |
| 1. | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | Batsman |
| 2. | Ben Duckett | England | Batsman |
| 3. | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | Batsman |
| 4. | Joe Root | England | Batsman |
| 5. | Harry Brook | England | Batsman |
| 6. | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | All-rounder |
| 7. | Jamie Smith | England | Batsman and Wicketkeeper |
| 8. | Ravindra Jadeja | India | Spin Bowling All-rounder |
| 9. | Pat Cummins (Captain) | Australia | Bowler |
| 10. | Matt Henry | New Zealand | Bowler |
| 11. | Jasprit Bumrah | India | Bowler |
3. ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year 2024:
| S.No | Player | Nation | Role |
| 1. | Saim Ayub | Pakistan | Batsman |
| 2. | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| 3. | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | Batsman |
| 4. | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | Batsman and Wicketkeeper |
| 5. | Charith Asalanka (Captain) | Sri Lanka | All-rounder |
| 6. | Sherfane Rutherford | West Indies | Batsman |
| 7. | Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | All-rounder |
| 8. | Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | All-rounder |
| 9. | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Pakistan | Bowler |
| 10. | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | Bowler |
| 11. | Allah Ghazanfar | Afghanistan | Bowler |
4. ICC Women’s T20I Team of the Year 2024:
| S.No | Player | Nation | Role |
| 1. | Laura Wolvaardt (Captain) | South Africa | Batter |
| 2. | Smriti Mandhana | India | Batter |
| 3. | Chamari Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | All-rounder |
| 4. | Hayley Matthews | West Indies | Batter |
| 5. | Nat Sciver-Brunt | England | All-rounder |
| 6. | Amelia Kerr | New Zealand | All-rounder |
| 7. | Richa Ghosh | India | Batter and Wicketkeeper |
| 8. | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | All-rounder |
| 9. | Orla Prendergast | Ireland | All-rounder |
| 10. | Deepti Sharma | India | All-rounder |
| 11. | Sadia Iqbal | Pakistan | Bowler |
5. ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year 2024:
| S.No | Player | Nation | Role |
| 1. | Smriti Mandhana | India | Batter |
| 2. | Laura Wolvaardt (Captain) | South Africa | Batter |
| 3. | Chamarti Athapaththu | Sri Lanka | All-rounder |
| 4. | Hayley Matthews | West Indies | Batter |
| 5. | Marizanne Kapp | South Africa | All-rounder |
| 6. | Ashleigh Gardner | Australia | All-rounder |
| 7. | Annabel Sutherland | Australia | All-rounder |
| 8. | Amy Jones | England | Batter and Wicketkeeper |
| 9. | Deepti Sharma | India | All-rounder |
| 10. | Sophie Ecclestone | England | Bowler |
| 11. | Kate Cross | England | Bowler |