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T20 WORLD CUP

Six Indian players make it to T20 WC

2024’s ‘Team of the Tournament’

The Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah was unstoppable in the T20 World Cup 2024.
More than the 15 wickets he took, his impact in restricting the scoring rate of teams made

Bumrah India’s most important player right through the tournament

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fter India’s victory in the recently conclud-
ed T20 World Cup 2024, Rohit Sharma and
Afive others were included in the team of the
tournament named by the International Cricket
Council (ICC). “ICC have announced the team
of the tournament for the Men’s T20 World Cup
2024,” the ICC stated.
After India’s stupendous show in the T20
World Cup 2024, six Men in Blue players have
been included in the team of the tournament.
Rohit Sharma scored 257 runs at a strike rate
of 156.7 and smashed three fifties after playing all
the matches of the tournament. Rohit embraced
India’s new approach in T20Is and showed the way
with his brilliant ball striking. The India skipper
showed consistency as well while maintaining a
brilliant strike-rate.
Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz forged
an impressive opening partnership, scoring 446
runs as a pair, including three century stands. The
Afghan opener shone with exceptional knocks
against Uganda (76), New Zealand (80), Australia Jasprit Bumrah poses for a picture with the trophy after Team India wins the ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024 final match against
(60) and Bangladesh (43).
West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran made 228 South Africa, at Kensington Oval in Barbados on Saturday (ANI)
runs in the tournament, scoring at a rate of 146.16.
Pooran finished as the sixth-highest run-getter de- tribution came in the final, when he stopped a ever by any bowler in a single edition of the men’s
spite his high-risk batting rampaging Heinrich Klaasen, deceiving him with T20 World Cup.
With two half-centuries and a vital 47 in the a slower ball outside off-stump. Arshdeep Singh finished as the joint-highest
semi-final against England, Suryakumar Yadav Axar Patel’s ability to adapt to different roles wicket-taker in the tournament with 17 wickets in
had a good tournament from the middle order and make impactful performances proved critical eight matches. The left-arm fast bowler was the
despite playing on some difficult batting wickets. to India’s title-winning charge. In the final, pro- perfect foil for Jasprit Bumrah with the ball and
He made his presence felt in both the knockout moted up the order, Axar made a brilliant, count- shone with his early Powerplay spells.
games, first with a crucial 47 with the team in trou- er-attacking 47 that helped Virat Kohli settle in The joint-leading wicket-taker in the tourna-
ble in the semi-final against England, and then and play the anchor role. ment, Farooqi played a major role in guiding Afghan-
with one of the best catches the tournament has Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan led the Af- istan to a historic first semi-final appearance. His
ever witnessed in a crucial moment in the final. ghan squad stupendously, producing impressive 17 wickets came at a brilliant economy rate of 6.31.
Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was the performances with the ball as the team created his-
Aussies’ x-factor player in the T20 World Cup, tory with a semi-final entry. Rashid took 14 wickets Team of the tournament: Rohit Sharma,
standing out with exceptional knocks against in the tournament, bowling at a brilliant economy
Oman and Scotland. In the game against Oman, rate of 6.17. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nicholas Pooran,
he also delivered a crunch performance with the The Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bum- Suryakumar Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Hardik
ball, taking 3/19. rah was unstoppable in the T20 World Cup 2024. Pandya, Axar Patel, Rashid Khan, Jasprit
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya made im- More than the 15 wickets he took, his impact in
pactful cameos down the order with the bat and restricting the scoring rate of teams made Bumrah Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Fazalhaq Faroo-
made breakthroughs with the ball when the Men India’s most important player right through the qi. 12th man: Anrich Nortje.
in Blue needed him to. His most important con- tournament. His economy rate of 4.17 is the best

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