India captain Suryakumar Yadav holds the T20 World Cup trophy with his teammates. (PTI Photo) After India’s emphatic win over New Zealand in the final, attention now turns to the standouts of the tournament. The TOI squad reflects India’s dominance, with as many as four players in our XI. The selection was based solely on those who contributed in a big way during the World Cup. World Cup winning captain Suryakumar Yadav sadly misses out…Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan) The best winner of the tournament. He became the first batsman to score two centuries in a single edition of the T20 World Cup. He even broke Virat Kohli’s 2014 record for most runs in a single edition of the cup.Inn: 5 | Number of runs: 383 | SR: 160.2 | Ave: 76.6 | 100/50: 2/2
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Sanju Samson (India) (c & wk) Walks in. He played just five matches and still finished as player of the tournament. The Indian top order’s struggles against off-spin opened the door for him. Three consecutive, career-defining knocks in the knockout stages made him one of the central figures in the title fight. Set a new record for most sixes (24) in a single release. He also has experience as a captain.Inn: 5 | Number of rides: 321 | SR: 199.3 | Ave: 80.2 | 1950s: 3READ ALSO: Team India report card: A perfect end to a not-so-perfect T20 World Cup campaignIshan Kishan (India) An obvious choice. Slammed brisk half-centuries in the group stages against Namibia and Pakistan in the opener. 77 off 40 against Pakistan was one of the best knocks. He was moved to No.3, yet managed to deliver high-impact innings at the business end. He scored a 25-ball 54 in the final.Inns: 9 | Raids: 317 | SR: 193.3 | Ave: 35.2 | 1950s: 3Jacob Bethell (England) The phenomenon of left-handers has given rise to a number of bold counter-attacks. A standout moment was a 48-ball 105 while chasing a high total against India. He also got England out of jail against Nepal.Inns: 8 | Raids: 280 | SR: 152.2 | Ave: 35 | 100/50: 1/1Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) Provides acceleration in the middle overs. It can break through rotation. He smashed 85 off 34 balls against Zimbabwe and 64 off 36 against Scotland. Cameos against England and India also stood out. Hit 15 sixes against spinners, the most.Inns: 7 | Number of runs: 248 | SR: 186.5 | Ave: 41.3 | 1950s: 2Hardik Pandya (India)Two players in one. With the ball, shouldering a heavy workload to death, sending 8 overs between the 17th and 20th, the joint most. He was equally effective with the new ball, bowling 10 overs in the Powerplay. Hammered 114 runs in death overs, second highest at this stage. Earlier, he scored a quick 27 off 12 balls and took 2/38 to keep England at bay.Inns: 9 | Number of rides: 217 | SR: 160.7 | Ave: 27.1 | 1950s: 2 | Week: 9 | ER: 8.8Will Jacks (England) He produced a string of winning, late attacks – an unbeaten 39 off 18 against Nepal. Sensational 53* off 22 vs Italy. Nerveless 32* off 18 in dramatic win over New Zealand. His wily off-spin proved equally valuable. His turn of 3/22 knocked Sri Lanka off course in the Super 8s.Inns: 8 | Number of rides: 226 | SR: 176.5 | Ave: 56.5 | 1950s: 1 | Week: 9 | ER: 9.7Jason Holder (West Indies) He gets ahead of Shivam Dube. Scotland dismantled with numbers 3/30. This was followed by 4/27 against Nepal. He launched a late surge with 33 off 17 against England. A composed 49 off 31 against South Africa and 37 not out off 22 balls against India also stood out.Matches: 7 | Week: 10 | ER: 8.8 | Raids: 141 | | SR: 174 | Avenue: 35.2Adil Rashid (England) The obvious choice of rotation. Figures of 2/16, even as West Indies surged to 196 at the Wankhede, stood out. He was equally effective during the Super 8s in Sri Lanka, where he used spin-friendly surfaces. He took 2/41 against India in the semi-final while the other bowlers were taken to the cleaners.Matches: 8 | Week: 13 | ER: 8.1 | Ave: 19:23 | SR: 14.1Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) A “mysterious” pacer if ever there was one. Set the tone early with four wickets against Canada. He followed it up with 3/26 in a dramatic 187-all against Afghanistan. 3/30 against Windies was impressive. He produced four overs of masterful change of pace bowling, using his slower balls to suffocate India in the Super 8s.Matches: 7 | Week: 12 | ER: 7.1 | Ave: 15.6 | SR: 13jasprit bumrah (India) Genius in the mix. Indian cheat code. He makes the opposition feel that he has only 16 scoring overs. He held his own in the losing cause against South Africa with figures of 3/15 despite the opposition posting 187. He saved the best for last, taking 4/15 to dismantle New Zealand in the final. Economy rate in Powerplay 5.9, over medium over 6.3 and 6.6 at death! Really amazing stuff.Matches: 8 | Week: 14 | ER: 6.2 | Ave: 12.4 | SR: 1212th man: Finn Allen (New Zealand) He gave New Zealand a flying start at the top of the order. They made a high-octane pair alongside Tim Seifert. The 100 not out in just 33 balls against South Africa in the semi-final was the fastest century in T20 World Cup history.Inns: 8 | Number of rides: 298 | SR: 200 | Ave: 49.6 | 100/50: 1/1FOUR INDIANS IN ICC TEAM OF TOURNAMENT
Jasprit Bumrah, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya were the four Indians named in the ICC T20 World Cup squad. South African Aiden Markram was named captain.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Team of the Tournament: Sahibzada Farhan, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan, Aiden Markram (c), Hardik Pandya, Will Jacks, Jason Holder, Jasprit Bumrah, Lungi Ngidi, Adil Rashid, Blessing Muzarabani.
12th man: Shadley of Schalkwyk.
