Five cricketers, including India captain Rohit Sharma and pacer Jasprit Bumrah, have been declared the Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Wisden editor Lawrence Booth announced the five names. Apart from Rohit and Bumrah, Devon Conway of New Zealand, Ollie Robinson of England and Dane van Neykerk of the South Africa women’s team have also been included in this list.

Bumrah took 18 wickets on the tour of England
He has been included for the Wisden Cricketer of the Year for his outstanding performance in the England tour. Booth believes that India’s victory in the second Test was because of Bumrah. At the same time, he believes that if it had not rained, the match would not have been drawn and India would have won. In this test, Bumrah took 9 wickets in both the innings.

Bumrah took 18 wickets in 4 matches on this tour. He took 4 for 46 in the first innings at Nottingham, while he took 5 for 64 in the second innings. However, the match ended in a draw. At the same time, he contributed significantly to the team’s victory in the second Test played at Lord’s. In the second innings, he took 3 wickets for 33 runs. Apart from this, he also played an innings of 34 not out. In the third, he took 2 for 59 in the first innings. In this match, India had to face defeat by an innings and 76 runs. At the same time, in the fourth Test, he took 2 wickets for 21 runs in the first innings and 2 wickets for 27 runs in the second innings.

Rohit’s eyes in a new look even on England tour
Booth praised Rohit’s batting and said that Rohit’s contribution with the bat was also instrumental in giving India a 2-1 lead

• Devon Conway
• Ollie Robinson

in four Tests on the England tour.
Rohit had scored 36 and 12 runs in the first match. He scored 83 and 21 runs in the second test and 19 and 59 in the third test. In the fourth match, he scored 11 runs in the first innings and 127 runs in the second innings.

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Conway scored a double century in the debut match
Devon Conway scored a double century on his Test debut and was instrumental in taking New Zealand to the top. South African all-rounder Dan Wayne played a key role in winning The Oval’s team in the first season of The Hundred. Booth believes The Hundred is the league to change the face of England’s women’s cricket.