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Old July 5, 2019, 08:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Navo
Spot on. This has been a world cup performance for the ages, the like of which we are unlikely to see again (honestly speaking).
To put things in perspective below are the man of the tournament winners since the inception of the award:

Year Player Stats
1992 M.Crowe (456 runs)
1996 S.Jayasuriya (221 runs and 7 wickets)
1999 L.Klusener (281 runs and 17 wickets)
2003 S.Tendulkar (673 runs (11 innings, avg 61, 1 hundred) and 2 wickets)
2007 G.Mcgrath (26 wickets)
2011 Y.Singh (362 Runs and 15 wickets)
2015 M.Starc (22 Wickets)

Here's what Shakib has done through 8 matches:
542 runs (8 innings, avg 90, 2 hundred) and 11 wickets (31 avg, 1 5 wk haul)
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