India’s quick bowler Renuka Singh Thakur was named because the Emerging Female Cricketer of the Year 2022 by the world governing physique, the International Cricket Council (ICC).
The 26-year-old Thakur emerged as India’s premier quick bowler within the final calendar 12 months when veteran Jhulan Goswami stepped apart. In T20Is and ODIs in 2022, Thakur took 40 wickets in 29 matches (18 in ODIs and 22 in T20Is).
Among his wickets and outings, maybe probably the most notable one got here towards reigning ODI and T20I champions Australia within the 2022 Commonwealth Games opener, as Thakur decimated the Australian top-order by claiming 4 wickets in his four-over spell Was.
Impressing everybody along with her stellar efficiency of seam and swing bowling, the ICC Emerging Woman Cricketer of the Year 2022 has been phenomenal 👌#iccawards2022
– ICC (@ICC) January 25, 2023
Her wickets included Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath in what was a complete swing bowling efficiency in Birmingham.
As India claimed the Asia Cup title and reached the ultimate of the Commonwealth Games, Renuka claimed a complete of 17 wickets in 11 video games in each competitions, at an economic system charge of simply 5.21.
In the 2023 T20 World Cup, Thakur can be key to India’s title hopes together with Shikha Pandey, who made a comeback into the India squad.
Janssen wins males’s award
The Emerging Men’s Cricketer of the Year award was earned by South African left-arm pacer Marco Jansen.
Marco Jansen in motion. (file photograph)
The 22-year-old was key to South Africa’s Test performances through the calendar 12 months as he took 36 wickets within the longest format of the sport at a mean of 19.02. Apart from this, he scored 234 runs.
Jansen claimed this after defeating Arshdeep Singh of India, Ibrahim Zadran of Afghanistan and Finn Allen of New Zealand.
The left-handed batsman began his 12 months on a excessive be aware, taking 19 wickets within the three-match Test collection towards India to turn into the second-highest wicket-taker within the collection behind Kagiso Rabada (24).
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
