Taskin received the award for his sensational 7 for 19 for Durbar Rajshahi against Dhaka Capitals in the Bangladesh Premier League. The right-arm fast bowler dismantled the opposition batting line-up, recording the best bowling figures in BPL history. Taskin struck early with the new ball and returned to deliver a devastating spell at the death, completing a remarkable seven-wicket haul.
Other notable winners included:
Mitchell Starc – Best men’s Test bowling for 7-58 against England in the Perth Test.
Kuldeep Yadav – Best T20I bowling performance.
Varun Chakravarthy – Best ODI bowling performance.
Aiden Markram – Best Test batting performance for 136 against Australia in the ICC World Test Championship final.
In the captaincy awards, Temba Bavuma of South Africa, who led his team to the Test Championship, was named Men’s Captain of the Year, while Harmanpreet Kaur, the Indian skipper who won the Women’s ODI World Cup, was named Women’s Captain of the Year.
