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Detailed explanation-1: -Speedster Jasprit Bumrah, who made a mark for India and his IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, was adjudged as International Bowler of the Year. CEAT awarded Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan for outstanding bowling and Australian batsman Aaron Finch for his exceptional performance in T20 internationals.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Who has won the 2017 CEAT International Cricketer of the Year award? Notes: Ravichandran Ashwin has won the coveted International Cricketer of the Year award at the CEAT Cricket Rating (CCR) International awards 2017 at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) in Mumbai. He has taken 99 wickets in the past 12 months.

Detailed explanation-3: -The CEAT Cricket Rating was the first rating system in international cricket to recognize and reward outstanding performers in cricket on an annual basis. Conceived in 1995 by CEAT, the CEAT Cricket Rating attempted to answer every cricket-lover’s persistent and perennial query - “Who is the best of the best?"