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Jan 26, 2025 Komal Das

India's leading wicket-taker of 2024, Arshdeep Singh, was named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year 2024

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The left-arm pacer starred as India ended their wait for a major ICC trophy win with victory in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024

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Arshdeep has gone on to cement his reputation as one of the leading powerplay and death bowlers in the game

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By being named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year, Arshdeep scripted history

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He became the first-ever bowler to receive the award

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A total of three players have won the award that was introduced in the year 2021

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Mohammad Rizwan won the award in the inaugural year

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Meanwhile, Suryakumar Yadav bagged the honor on next two occasions

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