Delhi: The famous cricket magazine Wisden has announced the Men’s Test Team of the Year for the year 2024. The captaincy of this team has been given to Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. Apart from Bumrah, young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal has also got a place in this team, who had performed well in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar series. However, despite this brilliant performance, the Indian team had to face defeat in the Border-Gavaskar series 3-1 against Australia.
Bumrah becomes captain in Wisden’s team
This Wisden team includes six players aged 26 years or younger and three players who will debut in 2024. England’s batsmen dominated the top seven players of the team, which include Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith. Apart from this, Gus Atkinson of England has also got a place in this team. This team includes five players from England, two from India, three from New Zealand and one from Sri Lanka.
Only two Indian players included
Only two Indian players have been included in this Wisden team, in which the first name is that of captain Jasprit Bumrah. At the same time, opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has been continuously scoring runs for the Indian team for the last 2 years, has also got a place in this team. Both the players have performed brilliantly for India in Test cricket.
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Which players got a chance in Wisden’s test team?
Wisden’s 2024 Test Team of the Year- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ben Duckett, Kane Williamson, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Kamindu Mendis, Jamie Smith (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Gus Atkinson, Matt Henry, Jasprit Bumrah.
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