ICC World Test Championship: 5 Players From India Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament

India is set to play World Test Championship 2019-21 final against New Zealand. The ICC WTC final Test match will start on June 18, 2021, at Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium in Southampton. The Indian team defeated Australia 2-1 in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21 on Australian soil. Later, India defeated England 3-1 on home soil which finalized their spot in the finals against New Zealand.

India topped the ICC World Test Championship points table after finishing with 520 points. India played 6 Test series in WTC, in which they won 12 matches, lost 4 while 1 ended in a draw. On the other hand, New Zealand attained the 2nd spot in the WTC points table with 420 points.

New Zealand played 5 Test series in which they won 7 matches and lost 4 matches. Many players have played admirably in World Test Championship so far.

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Few Indian players are ahead in the race to win the Man of the Tournament Award in the ICC World Test Championship. Here we take a glance at 5 Indian players who can win the Man of the Tournament award in the ICC World Test Championship.

ICC World Test Championship: 5 Players From India Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane is the leading run-scorer for India in ICC World Test Championship. Ajinkya Rahane has scored 1095 runs in 28 innings. He has smashed 3 centuries and 6 half-centuries so far. He has an average of 47.25 and the highest score of 115.

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Being the leading run-scorer of the Indian team in the tournament, Rahane can become the man of the tournament in the ICC World Test Championship.

Rohit Sharma

After Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma is the second leading run-scorer for India. Rohit Sharma is just 65 runs behind Ajinkya Rahane in ICC World Test Championship with 1030 runs so far. While Ajinkya Rahane has played 28 innings for his 1095 runs, Rohit Sharma has played only 17 innings. Sharma has an average of 64.37 and has smashed 4 centuries and 2 half-centuries.

He has also smashed a double hundred (212) which is his highest score in the tournament. As an opener, Rohit Sharma has been a spectacular batsman for India in ICC World Test Championship and he is another contender who can win the man of the tournament.

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant gave some amazing batting show in the Test series against Australia and England. His century in India vs England 4th Test at Ahmadabad turned out as very crucial for India’s victory in the match. Rishabh Pant has scored 662 runs in 18 innings. He has smashed 1 century and 4 half-centuries in the tournament so far. Pant has been a great performer for India in ICC World Test Championship so he is another contender to win the Man of the Tournament award.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is the biggest contender to win Man of the Tournament in ICC World Test Championship. Ashwin is the third most wicket-taker in the tournament. He has taken 67 wickets in 24 innings. He just needs 4 wickets to surpass Australia’s Patt Cummins and England’s Stuart Broad, who have 70 and 69 wickets respectively.

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Ashwin can surely surpass them during the ICC WTC final game against New Zealand. Moreover, Ravichandran Ashwin has also smashed a century that will work in his favour. So Ashwin is another Indian player who can win the Man of the Tournament award in the ICC World Test Championship.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel is another contender who can win the Man of the Tournament Award in the ICC World Test Championship. Axar made a glamorous start to his Test career after he scalped 27 wickets in just 6 Test innings. His spectacular bowling in India vs England Test series helped India to win the series 2-1. With such good bowling stats, Axar Patel is another player who can win the Man of the Tournament Award in the ICC World Test Championship.