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    Man of the tournament?

    Wow. Speechless. Kane's last 5 innings in the world cup: 41, 40, 27, 67, 30. And NZ lost 4 of those 5 games. Great captaincy and sportsmanship though. Please... If they felt they really needed to give it someone who actually played in the final, give it to Stokes. 465 runs and 7 wickets is a...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Match winning performances in the final have never mattered in the past: 1992: Wasim Akram 1996: Aravinda De Silva 1999: Shane Warne 2003: Ricky Ponting 2007: Adam Gilchrist Some unbelievable performances in there. None of them won the player of the series. Yuvraj in 2011 and Starc in 2015...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Nothing has happened in the semi finals to diminish Shakib's appeal. If anything, he's an easier choice now. I see Williamson as the only danger. Of all the players in the tournament who have scored 500+ runs, Shakib and Williamson are the only ones who have done it when consistently under...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Rohit's failure last night probably puts him out of contention in my opinion. It's likely he won't even finish as the leading run scorer and he failed when it mattered most. It's probably now down to Shakib, Starc, a matchwinning hundred from Kane, or Bairstow/Stokes producing back-to-back...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Shakib did not go home to Bangladesh with the team, and stayed in England "for personal reasons". I wonder if that reason is because he has been asked to be present at Lords on the 14th to receive the award? Cricinfo also named him MVP of the league stage...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Some interesting points made above. Firstly, I think it's true that it is decided before the final - well it certainly used to be. The fact that they presented Klusener with the award on the Lords balcony in 99 means they must have asked him to be there to receive it, meaning Warne's MOTM in the...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Another top score for Shakib under pressure with his team mates crumbling around him. I honestly don’t know what more this guy can do. His 41 against Australia means he was 9 runs short of 50+ in every game. And I can’t recall an innings where he wasn’t batting under pressure.
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    Man of the tournament?

    I’m not anti-Starc by any means. I’m just saying this: 1. Starc was undeniably player of the tournament in 2015. This time around, I don’t think he is. 2. Finch and Warner’s partnership has been more pivotal to Australia winning games, in my opinion. 3. Shakib deserves to win it more than any...
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    Man of the tournament?

    As a captain I think I'd be wanting my opening bowlers to be dismissing top order batsmen, first and foremost. The 35 to 45 over threat is a nice ace up the sleeve but surely it's secondary to removing the most threatening batsmen early. McGrath was the best of all time at doing that - he was...
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    Man of the tournament?

    This thread just goes to show how subjective this stuff is, and there is no decision on the award that everyone will agree with. Personally, I think Shakib with his 3 x man of the match awards and outrageous stats is a no brainer, but the bookies disagree completely as they have Starc as a hot...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Wow. If Shakib hasn't "put a gap" on his opposition in regards to all round performance (in all world cups that have ever been played, not just this one), I don't know what game I'm watching. You cannot expect an allrounder to put a 200 run / 8 wicket gap on his opposition in either category...
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    Man of the tournament?

    Fair enough, but I can't agree. It's an award for consistency, not for who came up with the winning play in the last game. Are you suggesting that the winner absolutely must come from the winning team? What if you are sublime all tournament and you aren't even given an opportunity to choke...
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    Man of the tournament?

    I'm not sure I get your point, Burgey. Are you saying they made an incorrect choice in Klusener?
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    Man of the tournament?

    Does anyone know who picks it? The only info I could find was that Chappell, Gower and Holding picked it when Klusener won in 99, so I assume it's a panel of former players.
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    Man of the tournament?

    The all round feats of Shakib may never be repeated. He is a realistic chance of being the leading runscorer (at the end of the round robin stage) in addition to his 11+ wickets. From an allrounder perspective, that's ludicrous. But is he still a chance of winning it even though Bangladesh...

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