Who among the following Indian cricketers were named the Wisden’s cricketer of the year in the 2022 edition of the Almanack?
- (a)Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli
- (b)Surya Kumar Yadav and Axar Patel
- (c)Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- (d)Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah
Answer
Why
Correct — D. The 2022 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack named Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah among its Cricketers of the Year, both honoured for India's 2021 tour of England — Rohit's hundred at The Oval, Bumrah's wickets across the series.
The award is decided mainly on the preceding English season, and by convention a player is chosen only once, which is why the names change every edition. Option (d).
Why the others are wrong
- (a)Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli — Half right, and that is the trap. Rohit Sharma was named, but Virat Kohli was not among the 2022 Cricketers of the Year.
- (b)Surya Kumar Yadav and Axar Patel — Suryakumar Yadav and Axar Patel were not on the 2022 list. The option leans on how visible both were in India's white-ball sides around that time.
- (c)Virat Kohli and Bhuvneshwar Kumar — Neither name is right. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was not among the 2022 Cricketers of the Year, and pairing him with Virat Kohli gets both halves of the option wrong.
Concept
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has appeared every year since 1864 and is the sport's book of record. Its best-known honour, Cricketer of the Year, normally goes to five players each edition, chosen largely on their showing in the English season just past.
By convention a player is chosen only once. Wisden's historic exceptions are Pelham Warner and Jack Hobbs, each named twice.
Wisden also runs a separate honour, Leading Cricketer in the World, which can be won repeatedly. Mixing the two up is what makes the wrong pairings in this question look believable.
The stem says 'the 2022 edition of the Almanack', which is the year of publication, not the year of the performances. The 2022 edition is judging the 2021 season.
Key facts
- Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah were named Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2022 Almanack.
- Wisden normally names five Cricketers of the Year in each edition, and by convention a player is chosen only once.
- The selection weighs performances in the English season preceding the edition.
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has been published annually since 1864.
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Common traps
- Picking the pair with the biggest reputations rather than the pair Wisden actually listed.
- Treating Cricketer of the Year and Leading Cricketer in the World as one award.
- Reading the edition year as the year of play.
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