# Cricket: Esteemed Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack has named Indian duo Jasprit Bumrah and Smriti Mandhana as the leading men’s and women’s player in 2024, respectively. It says rarely has a player stood out so overwhelming as Bumrah did last year. Windies batter Nicholas Pooran was named leading T20 player in the world. Gus Atkinson, Liam Dawson, Jamie Smith and Sophie Ecclestone of England, and Dan Worrall of New Zealand was named Wisden’s five players of the year. The almanac has been published annually since 1864.
Cricket: Wisden names Bumrah, Mandhana as its leading players in 2024