Yes I know that David Warner played crucial knocks in the Semi Final and the Final of the T20 World Cup, leading Australia to a first time T20 title.
But so did Shahid Afridi in 2009.
Do you know who was the Player of the Tournament in 2009?
Tilakaratne Dilshan.
Because he was the leading run scorer of the tournament.
Sri Lanka did not win the T20 World Cup in 2009; Pakistan did.
Similarly, in 2007, India won the T20 World Cup, but the Player of the Tournament was Shahid Afridi. He was the second highest wicket taker and scored his runs at a strike rate of 200!
In 2010, England won the T20 World Cup, and Kevin Pietersen was Player of the Tournament. He was the second highest run scorer and had a better average than the highest run scorer.
In 2012, West Indies won the T20 World Cup, but the Player of the Tournament was Shane Watson. Australia did not even play the Final! But Watson was the leading run scorer of the tournament. Please note that Watson scored 6 more runs than Jayawardene and 19 more runs than Samuels – two batsmen who played in the final.
In 2014 and 2016, Sri Lanka and the West Indies won the T20 World Cup respectively; however Virat Kohli was the Player of the Tournament both times. In 2014, Kohli played the final and was the leading run scorer; however in 2016, Kohli did not play the final and he was the second highest run scorer; however he had the best average.
Then why did Babar Azam not get the Player of the Tournament in 2021?
Babar was the leading run scorer of the T20 World Cup 2021; he had the most number of fifty plus scores among all batsmen; and he had a better average than David Warner – 12 runs better than Warner’s!
Babar was the best performing captain in the T20 World Cup, both in terms of runs scored, as well as, matches won. He was by far the finest captain on show.
For me, Babar Azam was the Player of the Tournament of the T20 World Cup 2021.
Don’t really care what the ICC says.
Source:
http://www.wellpitched.com/2021/11/babar-azam-real-player-of-t20-world-cup.html
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