
T20 World Cup 2024 had a sensational finish as cricketing powerhouse India ended a 13-year drought and won its long awaited world cup. Where teams exceeded expectations like Afghanistan, USA and South Africa, we also had major upsets where Pakistan and New Zealand saw early exits. West Indies too missed out on a semi-final spot in home conditions which ensured Afghanistan played its first ever World Cup semi-final. Let's take a look at the key players in this series.
Key Players:
Jasprit Bumrah – Jasprit Bumrah dropped an all-timer in this World Cup and nobody deserved player of the series award more than him. Not only he registered best strike rate and average in a world cup, Bumrah's percentage of dots was second to none. But his ability to stop the flow of runs at any point of the game proved instrumental in lifting the cup for the team.
Rohit Sharma – Rohit Sharma walked his talk of intent and managed a strike rate of 156.7 in the lowest scoring world cup ever. Not to forget he played his group stage in New York, the lowest scoring venue in this world cup. His scintillating 92 against Australia will be remembered forever.
Arshdeep Singh – Arshdeep Singh registered joint most ever wickets in a T20 World Cup and proved exactly the kind of support Bumrah had been missing from the other end. Post this world cup Arshdeep stands with the best strike rate in T20 World Cup history. He was getting enough movement with the new ball and was able to mix slower ones with yorker towards the end overs. A complete bowler for India in this series.
Travis Head – Travis Head claimed no.1 batting rank in T20 during the world cup courtesy explosive starts at the top. He registered 3rd best World Cup edition for Australia in terms of runs and his semi-final knock against India was the testament of his ability to tackle pressure in big games. Nobody knows it better than Indian cricket fans who saw him go big against them in the big games of all 3 ICC tournaments.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – Rahmanullah Gurbaz contributed 30% of the team runs and his team never lost when he scored a fifty in this world cup. He also registered joint-most top scores for a team in a T20 World Cup. A rare failure in the semi-finals and Afghanistan failed to reach a respectable score. As the primary contributor, he did great for majority of the tournament.
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