Winning the Man of the Match award in a World Cup match against Pakistan is the dream of every Indian cricketer. The entire world stops when India and Pakistan play against each other. The viewership hits sky high numbers, which means that the players who perform in this match are remembered forever.
Fans will never forget Rohit Sharma’s fantastic century in the 2019 World Cup league game against Pakistan. Just like the way fans will always remember Irfan Pathan’s excellent spell in the final against the Pakistan team in the final of the T20 World Cup.
While Rohit has won the Man of the Match award against Pakistan in ODI World Cup, Irfan did it in the T20I format, but here’s a list of the two players who have won the Player of the Match award in both ODI and T20 World Cup matches against Pakistan.
1. Virat Kohli has won Man of the Match against Pakistan in ODI and T20 World Cups
Star Indian batter Virat Kohli was the first player to achieve this feat. Kohli scored a phenomenal ton against the Men in Green in the group stage of the 2015 World Cup, which helped India register a comfortable win.
In the T20 format, Kohli has won the award thrice. The first came in 2012, then in 2016 and then in 2022, where he played an epic knock of 82 runs.
2. Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah has become the second cricketer to achieve this unique feat. The star Indian fast bowler was the Player of the Match in the 2023 ODI World Cup match in Ahmedabad. Yesterday in New York, he won the Player of the Match award again, thanks to his three-wicket haul.
