ICC T20 World Cup 2021: 5 Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament Award

The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 is the next big event lined up this year after the World Test Championship. As per reports, it is expected to be held between October-November in the UAE. It was scheduled to be held in India however, with the second wave of COVID already prevalent in the country, UAE is the proposed venue. It will be a 16-team tournament with the top 10 teams along with six associate nations fighting it out for the much-coveted title.

Netherlands, Oman, Ireland, Namibia, Scotland, and Papua New Guinea are the associate nations in the competition. In this article, we will find out the five players who can win the Man of Tournament in the tournament. Kane Williamson was the Player of the Tournament in the last ICC event which was the 50-over World Cup.

ICC T20 World Cup 2021: 5 Players Who Can Win The Man Of The Tournament

Ben Stokes

England all-rounder Ben Stokes is the man for big tournaments as he proved in the 2019 World Cup final. In the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, he will lead the charge as well. He will be England’s playmaker in many ways in the terminology of football. He bats higher up these days inside the top four and his bowling is always crucial to England’s cause.

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Babar Azam

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is their team’s biggest star player in the tournament. It will be his second major tournament as captain after the World Test Championship. How he manages his squad and brings the best of them will be an interesting observation. He recently secured the number one spot in the ICC T20I rankings.

Jofra Archer

Archer will very much lead the England bowling attack in the T20 World Cup. In recent times, he has been struggling with his right elbow which is why he has taken a break from the game at the moment. he is aiming to make a comeback in the T20 World Cup after which he has his sights set on winning the Ashes for his team.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan is one of the biggest names in world cricket at the moment, he is a T20 specialist having played over 250 games throughout his career. He recently denied being the T20I skipper of the team aiming to focus on his game with the tournament coming up. He has to play a massive role if Aghanistan are to create an upset in the tournament.

Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja has truly transformed himself into a matchwinner in the last three to four years in international cricket. He bowls matchwinning spells and makes a sizeable contribution with the bat both for Chennai Super Kings and the Indian cricket team. Not very long ago, Jadeja had lost his place in the side but make an incredible comeback in the 2018 Asia Cup.

His 2019 World Cup semifinal performance remains the highlight of his decade-long career. In the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021, he makes a case of winning the Man of the Tournament.

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