ICC World Test Championship: 5 Deserving Players Who Could Have Won The Player Of The Tournament Award

The ICC World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand saw the Kiwis winning the inaugural edition of the tournament at the Rose Bowl, Southampton. It was a belter of a battle between the two best teams of the tournament and India will continue their hunt for their ICC title under the leadership of Virat Kohli.

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor guided their side to a comfortable win in a tricky chase of 139 in the fourth innings with eight wickets left while the Indian team had no answers to the assault. Here are 5 deserving players who could have won the player of the tournament award.

5 Deserving Players Who Could Have Won The Player Of The Tournament:

Marnus Labuschagne:

Marnus Labuschagne was phenomenal in the World Test Championship at the top of the order for Australia and he kept on piling up runs for his nation. He is still relatively new to international cricket but has established himself as one of the most important batsmen in the Australian batting order.

Lasuchagne topped the batting charts in the World Test Championship with 1675 runs from 13 tests at a stunning average of 72.82. He scored five centuries and nine fifties in the tournament with the highest score of 215. Labuschagne thoroughly deserves to be the player of the tournament for his batting exploits.

Pat Cummins:

Pat Cummins had an outstanding World Test Championship being the highest wicket-taker for Australia in the tournament. He also finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament overall with 70 wickets in 14 Tests at an average of 21.02.

He picked up just one five-wicket haul in the tournament but always a consistent wicket-taker hitting the right lengths at good speeds. He is currently the number one ranked bowler in ICC test rankings and he deserves to the man of the tournament.

Kyle Jamieson:

Kyle Jamieson has been a great find for New Zealand so far and he won the man of the match award in the final of the ICC World Test Championship finals. The tall lanky New Zealand pacer has been very impressive so far in the tournament with 43 wickets in 7 Tests at an average of 12.53.

He is also an excellent batsman down the order and played a crucial hand in few games. He has picked up 5 five-wicket hauls and one ten-wicket match haul which speaks volumes of the effort he has put in so far. He certainly is a good candidate for the man of the tournament award in the ICC World Test Championship finals.

Ben Stokes:

Ben Stokes has been one of the best all-rounders going around in the world at the moment and he has been contributing with both bat and ball at the moment for England. His 135 not out against Australia in the Ashes will go down as one of the best knocks in the history of the game as he saved England from verges of defeat.

Stokes finished as the fourth-highest run-getter in the tournament with 1334 runs in 17 Tests at an average of 46. He scored four centuries and six half-centuries in the tournament overall and he also hit the most number of sixes in the tournament. The elegant left-hander is one of the best prospects for the man of the tournament award.

Ravichandran Ashwin:

Ravichandran Ashwin has been the star of the show for India and he is one of the reasons behind India making it to the finals of the ICC World Test Championship. Ashwin finished as the top wicket-taker in the tournament with 71 wickets in 14 Tests at an average of 20.33.

Ashwin also scored an important century in the England tests that led the way for an Indian win and have played a lot of valiant knocks for India in the whites. He picked up four fifers in the tournament with the best figures of 7 wickets for 145 runs. The off-spinner is the number one candidate for the man of the tournament award.