File photo of Arshdeep Singh.© AFP
Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh has been nominated for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Year award following a stellar season in which he emerged as the joint highest wicket-taker and played a pivotal role in India’s T20 World Cup triumph. The 25-year-old will compete for the prestigious honour alongside Pakistan’s Babar Azam, Australia’s Travis Head, and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza, all of whom are among the standout performers this year.
Singh, a left-arm pacer, was a key figure in India’s T20 World Cup victory in Barbados. He finished the year as the joint highest wicket-taker in T20Is, with 36 wickets in 18 matches at an impressive average of 13.5.
His tally was the second-highest by an Indian pacer in T20Is in a calendar year, just behind Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s 37 wickets in 2022.
Singh claimed 17 wickets in the T20 World Cup, tying with Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi for the most wickets in the tournament.
His most memorable moment came in the final, where he dismissed key players Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock early, derailing South Africa’s chase of 177. In the high-pressure 19th over, he conceded just four runs, increasing the required run rate and setting the stage for India’s victory.
The winners of the ICC Awards 2024 will be announced in late January 2025.
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