Winning the Man of the Match in a cricket match, especially a World Cup game, is the dream of every cricketer. The World Cup is the biggest tournament in cricket, and the players who emerge as heroes for their nations at the grand events are immortalized.
Over the years, there have been several heroic performances from individual stars at the grand stage of the World Cup. Very few cricketers have been able to produce top-quality performances consistently for their teams. India have been one of the most dominant teams in Cricket World Cups as they have won the ODI World Cup twice and they also won the first-ever T20 World Cup.
Speaking of India’s dominance in World Cup matches, here’s a list of the top three Indian players who have won the most number of Man of the Match awards in T20 World Cup history.
3. Yuvraj Singh – 3 Man of the Match awards
Former Indian cricket team all-rounder Yuvraj Singh won this award three times in his T20 World Cup career. The first two of them came in the year 2007, one in Super 8s match against England, and the other one in the semifinal against Australia. Singh also won this award in Super 8s against South Africa in 2012.
2. R Ashwin – 3 awards
R Ashwin is one of the most underrated Indian T20 players. He has won the award three times as well. The first two of them came in 2014, against Bangladesh and Australia in the Super 10 round. Two years later, Ashwin won the award again against Bangladesh in Super 10s.
1. Virat Kohli – 7 Man of the Match awards
Virat Kohli holds the record for the most awards among all Indian players. He has already won the award twice in the ongoing T20 World Cup – one against Pakistan and one against Bangladesh. Before that, he won it against Afghanistan and Pakistan (2012), South Africa (2014) and Pakistan and Australia (2016).
