Right-arm seamer Jasprit Bumrah in the men's category and left-hand batter Smriti Mandhana in the women's category were awarded the best international cricketers at the BCCI Awards 2025 on Friday, as per the Olympics.

The Indian fast bowler won the ICC’s award for men’s cricketer of the year for his performances in both the red-ball and white-ball format in 2024.

Bumrah and opening batter Smriti Mandhana will be receiving the ‘Best International Cricketer’ award in the men’s and women’s categories respectively while spin legend Ravichandran Ashwin is set to be honoured after announcing his international retirement midway during the tour of Australia.

Jasprit Bumrah recently took 32 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series across five Test matches 'Down Under'. He also led India to a victory in Perth

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah was picked for the BCCI's Polly Umrigar Award for Best International Cricketer 2024-24 in men's discipline, whereas opening batter Smriti Mandhana clinched the same for women.

Following an outstanding season displaying his red-ball cricket mastery, Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has been termed ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Year for 2024. After a back injury kept him out for most of the year 2023,

Bumrah played a total of 13 Tests and eight ODIs last year. He secured 71 and 15 wickets, respectively. As a result, Bumrah became only the fifth Indian cricketer to win the aforementioned accolade.