ICC T20 World Cup 2021 : Player of Tournament - David Warner

[Major]

Should had been Babar for being the highest scorer. But anyways congrats David Warner



Some candidates:

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Adam Zampa deserved more
But what a turnaround by Warner..

 

[Abdurmirr]

Well deserved.

Congrats to him

 

[leonidas_alexandar]

I had Adam Zampa but Warner's a close second especially with this two crucial knocks in the knock out games.

 

[Ab Fan]

Lol at Babar with strike rate of 125.

Top 5 MVP of WT20 2021:-

1. David Warner
2. Jos Buttler
3. Adam Zampa
4. Josh Hazelwood
5. W Hasaranga

 

[Mobashir]

I tought Adam Zampa would win it. But it's a fine choice, he did well.

 

[Major]

should had been Babar Azam

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Top run-getters in each T20 Worldcup

2007 - Hayden (265)
2009 - Dilshan (317)
2010 - Jayawardene (302)
2012 - Watson (249)
2014 - Kohli (319)
2016 - Tamim Iqbal (295)
2021 - Babar Azam (303)

None from the Champion sides!

 

[sweep_shot]

Well done, Warner.

He was under the pump before the tournament but he has turned things around.

 

[Buffet]

Should had been Babar for being the highest scorer. But anyways congrats David Warner

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Seriously? With 120 SR?

Buttler & Warner, both had 250+ runs with 145+ SR.

Warner deserved this.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Player of the Tournament in each T20 Worldcup

2007 - Shahid Afridi
2009 - T Dilshan
2010 - K Pietersen
2012 - S Watson
2014 - V Kohli
2016 - V Kohli
2021 - D Warner

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Man of the Match in T20 Worldcup Finals

2007 - I Pathan
2009 - Afridi
2010 - Kieswetter
2012 - Samuels
2014 - Sangakkara
2016 - Samuels
2021 - M Marsh

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Top wicket-takers in each T20 Worldcup

2007 - Gul (13)
2009 - Gul (13)
2010 - Nannes (14)
2012 - Mendis (15)
2014 - Tahir/Ahsan Malik (12)
2016 - Nabi (16)
2021 - Hasaranga (16)

 

[hamzi]

Had a great tournament but could have easily been Babar (Had he been an Indian offcourse)....Lets not forget that Kohli won the award in 2016 for being the second best scorer and loosing the semi finals on top of that Equaled the record for most 50 plus scores by a batsman in a single event....Captained the team to be the only one that went unbeaten through the group stages while playing a massive part in all but 1 of those wins.

For anyone that claims that warner won the semi and finals, afridi did the same in 2009 but didnt win so whichever way you look at it history suggests Babar deserved it more.

 

[Major]

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Seriously? With 120 SR?

Buttler & Warner, both had 250+ runs with 145+ SR.

Warner deserved this.

doesnt matter...

Babar scored the runs, as long as the Strike rate is above 100, its fine for me.

 

[hamzi]

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Seriously? With 120 SR?

Buttler & Warner, both had 250+ runs with 145+ SR.

Warner deserved this.

Maybe we should give the award to the person scoring at the highest strike rate irrespective of the impact or situation? Get over this negativity...award is given to the individual who performs the best given the situations not for how fast or slow they played.

 

[Buffet]

Maybe we should give the award to the person scoring at the highest strike rate irrespective of the impact or situation? Get over this negativity..

In T20, you have to score enough and fast, both.

You won't get it if in the entire tournament you score 80 runs in 40 balls. You also won't get it if you score 400 runs in 400 balls. Both are simply not good enough.

Now you will be a strong contender if you score 300 runs in 200 balls.

 

[Buffet]

doesnt matter...

Babar scored the runs, as long as the Strike rate is above 100, its fine for me.

For ODI it will be, not for T20.

 

[hamzi]

In T20, you have to score enough and fast, both.

You won't get it if in the entire tournament you score 80 runs in 40 balls. You also won't get it if you score 400 runs in 400 balls. Both are simply not good enough.

Now you will be a strong contender if you score 300 runs in 200 balls.

The award was for the player of the tournament of the 2021 world t20 not t20 in general....It should be given to someone that played better than others in this event given the situation here NO? Read my initial statement i am not saying Warner doesnt deserve it just suggesting that there should be consistency here...You cant give it to Kohli in 2016 under any situation whatsoever...i am willing to bet anything that if Kohli did what Babar did here he wins the award handsdown.

 

[Buffet]

The award was for the player of the tournament of the 2021 world t20 not t20 in general....It should be given to someone that played better than others in this event given the situation here NO? Read my initial statement i am not saying Warner doesnt deserve it just suggesting that there should be consistency here...You cant give it to Kohli in 2016 under any situation whatsoever...i am willing to bet anything that if Kohli did what Babar did here he wins the award handsdown.

273 runs at 145+ SR - Kohli got in 2016.

289 runs at 145+ SR - Warner got in 2021

It looks very consistent.

 

[heddie19]

Should have been babar

 

[Smbhayi]

Former SRH Captain vs Current SRH Captain, supporting former one.. hope he'll have a good game and be the MVP of the tournament...

So my hope becomes true.. Congrats Warner.. And both SRH captain played well by the way..

 

[hamzi]

273 runs at 145+ SR - Kohli got in 2016.

289 runs at 145+ SR - Warner got in 2021

It looks very consistent.

Seriously? Warner won the world cup..Kohli lost the semi final!! That is consistency? There is no way you can justify this try a little harder!

 

[Buffet]

Seriously? Warner won the world cup..Kohli lost the semi final!! That is consistency? There is no way you can justify this try a little harder!

Aus won the cup, not Warner. Warner contributed 250+ runs at SR of 145+ in Aus winning the cup.

I did not even remember T20 WC and had to look up stats. I initially thought that Kohli must have scored slowly like Bababr and you were saying that Kohli won, but Babar did not.

I am not even sure what point you are making. Are you saying that players from the winning side always win the man of the tournament? OR you are saying something else?

It will surprise me if Man of the tournament is given to batsmen Striking at 120 in T20WC. It can happen if everyone else is also striking slow but seems unlikely now or in the future. Maybe when T20 started and it was new, someone with 120 SR could have gotten it.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Zampa was terrific. Their bowlers were inconsistent bar this guy. He brought them back every time they were down.

 

[NishanKonar]

Aus won the cup, not Warner. Warner contributed 250+ runs at SR of 145+ in Aus winning the cup.

I did not even remember T20 WC and had to look up stats. I initially thought that Kohli must have scored slowly like Bababr and you were saying that Kohli won, but Babar did not.

I am not even sure what point you are making. Are you saying that players from the winning side always win the man of the tournament? OR you are saying something else?

It will surprise me if Man of the tournament is given to batsmen Striking at 120 in T20WC. It can happen if everyone else is also striking slow but seems unlikely now or in the future. Maybe when T20 started and it was new, someone with 120 SR could have gotten it.

Babar's 39 of 34 cost Pakistan the semi final - like Rahane's 40 of 35 in 2016 vs WI

Warner played critical role in both semi final and final wins for Australia. Both times Australia was off to flyer in first 10 overs due to Warner

No comparison with Kohli from 2016. Won game against Australia from impossible situation ( like Neesham / Mitchell here in semis ) and then scored 89 of 47 against WI in semi

 

[rhony]

Surprised that Zampa didn't win the MOS. He was phenomenal

 

[hamzi]

Aus won the cup, not Warner. Warner contributed 250+ runs at SR of 145+ in Aus winning the cup.

I did not even remember T20 WC and had to look up stats. I initially thought that Kohli must have scored slowly like Bababr and you were saying that Kohli won, but Babar did not.

I am not even sure what point you are making. Are you saying that players from the winning side always win the man of the tournament? OR you are saying something else?

It will surprise me if Man of the tournament is given to batsmen Striking at 120 in T20WC. It can happen if everyone else is also striking slow but seems unlikely now or in the future. Maybe when T20 started and it was new, someone with 120 SR could have gotten it.

I dont understand the obsession with strike rate here...if a player wins you the match you shoudnt care how he did it. Man of the match is not given to someone that scorers at a faster rate instead its given to someone that wins the match given the situation(same whould apply to man of the tournament)....I never said i have an issue with Warner winning the award....i have an issue with the standards set for these awards. Kohli 2016 won the awards based on 2 innings that helped his team win the match, he wasnt the top scorer, his team didnt reach the final! Babar 2021 played a crucial knock in 4 out of the 5 wins, was the top scorer overall. Unfortunately merit is not the criteria in anything cricket related nowadays. Anyways im not here to justify my opinion....warner was one of the better performers so im happy he won.

 

[globalcitizen]

Oh come on FINCH should have been man of match, tournament . Winning toss after toss is greater achievement than anything in this world cup!!!

Finch was in top form always displayed a calm demeanour, and with his bulging biceps and impeccable twirl of coin just won a t20 worldcup. What more you can ask?

 

[Buffet]

I dont understand the obsession with strike rate here...if a player wins you the match you shoudnt care how he did it. Man of the match is not given to someone that scorers at a faster rate instead its given to someone that wins the match given the situation(same whould apply to man of the tournament)....I never said i have an issue with Warner winning the award....i have an issue with the standards set for these awards. Kohli 2016 won the awards based on 2 innings that helped his team win the match, he wasnt the top scorer, his team didnt reach the final! Babar 2021 played a crucial knock in 4 out of the 5 wins, was the top scorer overall. Unfortunately merit is not the criteria in anything cricket related nowadays. Anyways im not here to justify my opinion....warner was one of the better performers so im happy he won.

The combination of SR and Avg was just a shorthand. You are right, in many cases, you can bend a little bit here or there, but you have to be somewhere close to being a standout.


Babar was not close to being stand out in the tournament. Stand out in T20 is not about scoring most runs. In fact, Babar played a horrible inning in semis for Pakistan. He plays more or less the same way. If you score 50 runs while chasing a middling score then nothing is there to be standout. Lots of batsmen can do that. You have to do something special.

You are defining merit differently in your mind. I took a closer look at matches, I am also not sure why in the world you will compare Babar's contribution in 2021 with Kohli's contribution in 2016. There is a huge gap in both performances. If you think they are comparable, then you are right. My apologies.

 

[PakLFC]

I would have loved to have Warner in the Pak side. Would be happy to even have him instead of our boring and slow coach Babar in the side. That is why this guy is so sought after because not only is he difficult to dismiss but plays at an incredibly fast pace.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Should definitely not have been Babar. Pakistani fans need to stop crying. As great as he was in the tournament.

I would have given it to Zampa but Warner deserves it as well

 

[Saj]

If comparing the numbers:

David Warner player of the tournament:

Innings 7
Runs 289
Average 48.16
Fifties 3

Babar Azam:

Innings 6
Runs 303
Average 60.60
Fifties 4

 

[zulfiqar]

Warner absolutely deserved it. When the stage was the biggest he shone the brightest. He's the one that kept Australia in the contest against Pakistan and he was the key here against New Zealand too. I'm no fan of Warner, but I acknowledge he was the player of the tournament for me!

 

[Swashbuckler]

Should have been Finch. Won 4/5 tosses in the group stage and both times when it mattered as well.

His contribution was 10 times as important as that of Warner, Zampa combined.

 

[zulfiqar]

If comparing the numbers:

David Warner player of the tournament:

Innings 7
Runs 289
Average 48.16
Fifties 3

Babar Azam:

Innings 6
Runs 303
Average 60.60
Fifties 4

Since the player of the tournament in cricket gives consideration to knock-out performances, there is absolutely no way Babar would get this over him. Warner came good when it mattered the most. It reminds me of what Shahid Afridi did for Pakistan in '09. He was hot garbage in the group stages but was the key man in both semifinal and final!

 

[Saj]

Should have been Finch. Won 4/5 tosses in the group stage and both times when it mattered as well.

His contribution was 10 times as important as that of Warner, Zampa combined.

Yes and his 135 runs in 7 innings was vital too

 

[The Viper]

I would gone with Zampa, but Warner is fine also.

He scored a similar amount of runs as Babar, at a better SR and he performed in the Semi and Final.

These awards normally go to the team that won as well and Babar wasn't in the running once Pakistan were out.

 

[mesmerizer85]

Perhaps this will make Babar rethink about his batting strategy. I understand he needs to play the anchor role but in T20s his strike rate is below par...

 

[Messiah]

Why should Babar get it. He scored in easy chases vs India, NZ, AFG - bowlers won them the game. And do we really need to talk about runs against Namibia and Scotland?

When it mattered the most in semi final, Babar played a selfish knock and lost the team the game. Pakistan fans are too blinded by finally getting a world class batsmen to see how selfish of a knock that was.

Warner on the other hand went all guns blazing and put the team on the top in the power play. Scored when it mattered the most.

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Babar Azam “deserved” to be the man of the tournament the same way Pakistan “deserved” to win the tournament. Fortunately it doesn’t matter what certain hysterical people think. David Warner scored impactful runs against two strong oppositions in two high-stakes knockout games.

 

[ChTab]

should had been Babar Azam

For what??
He had a pathetic S/R of 125. His batting alongside his captaincy cost Pakistan the WC.
Warner was a decent choice for man of the tournament. Zampa would have been a much better choice.

 

[ahmadharis1]

Lol Warner deserved it 100%, who in their right mind thinks Babar should have won

 

[iRfaN_LA]

Babar is absolute class but Warner played some cracking knocks in semifinal and final. I would say well deserved. Although Shane watson should not be on the committee. He is way too patriotic and biased.

 

[Mamoon]

Well-deserved. Warner rose to the occasion in the knockouts. If he didn’t gift his wicket against Pakistan in the semifinal, Australia would have won at a canter and it would have been a one-sided affair.

Babar played a match-losing innings in the semifinal. He was the reason Pakistan couldn’t end up with 190+ which would most probably have been sufficient to keep Australia at bay.

 

[Devadwal]

should had been Babar Azam

Really ?for playing match losing inning vs Australia

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Was really looking forward to see <a href="https://twitter.com/babarazam258?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@babarazam258</a> becoming Man of the Tournament. Unfair decision for sure.</p>— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) <a href="https://twitter.com/shoaib100mph/status/1459951425434402816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Ab Fan]

Jos Buttler deserved it. He played a magnificent knock vs the ultimate champions, Australia and was consistent and dynamic as well.

David Warner and Jos Buttler, the two standouts striking at 145+.

Babar could have been considered with strike rate at 125, had he played a 85(48) in a knockout, even if it was in losing cause but it didn't happened.

 

[MenInG]

After a lean trot with the bat in the lead-up to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, David Warner was not the first name to come to mind when Player of the Tournament predictions were made.

“Without a word of a lie, I promise you, I called Justin Langer a few months ago and said, ‘Don’t worry about Davey, he’ll be Player of the Tournament,'" Aaron Finch recalls.

“He’s one of the all-time great batters. And he’s a fighter."

Finch's faith in fellow opening batter David Warner never waivered. And with 289 runs at 48.17 and a strike rate of 146.70, it's fair to say Warner went above and beyond in repayment to his captain.

Crowned Player of the Tournament after a half-century in his team's drought-breaking ICC Men's T20 World Cup Final victory, Warner was back to his fearsome best in the UAE.

Punchy and busy at the crease, he controlled the early overs, asserting dominance over bowling attacks in his trademark style. Punishing anything too full or too short, and squeezing every run he could by challenging the fielders, Warner gave opposing captains little rest while answering his team's call.

Warner reached double figures in all but one innings at the T20 World Cup, passing fifty on three occasions during the campaign.

It was at the tournament's backend where Warner's presence was felt most, the time when players truly create their everlasting legacy. Calm in Australia's final three innings, Warner was headstrong in their successful chases. Making 89* (56) against the West Indies to lock in a knockout spot, Warner made 49 (30) in Australia's semi-final win over Pakistan, before a knock of 53 (38) to put Australia on top over their trans-Tasman rivals in the final.

A member of the squad to reach the 2010 T20 World Cup Final, Warner was run out by Michael Lumb for just two in the match's early moments, before watching England cruise to victory, lifting the trophy in Barbados.

With that defeat in the back of his mind, and the whispers around in regards to his form having been dropped by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the month leading up to the World Cup, Warner felt working on his fundamentals would click him into gear.

"Being part of the World Cup Final against England (in 2010), that really hurt," Warner acknowledged after last night's win.

"I always felt really well.

"For me it was about going back to basics, getting on some hard, synthetic wickets in order to hit volumes of balls."

Warner pipped teammate Adam Zampa for the individual accolade, who mounted a strong case, taking 13 wickets, at an average of just 12.07, and going for 5.81 runs per over. Only Wanindu Hasaranga, who played in the tournament's First Round, claimed more scalps (16).

 

[Kroll]

Its likely to go to someone from the winning team so Warner deserved it unless someone was head and shoulders above everyone else.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Deserved, only other contender was Adam Zampa I suppose.

Babar and Buttler failed when it mattered most, while Warner was instrumental in both run chases. No brainer really.

 

[MenInG]

"It doesn't have to be most runs, they have also seen the impact," said Akram on A Sports.

"They saw which particular player during the tournament had an impact from his performances on the side and Warner won Australia matches single-handedly on most occasions. They also lifted the World Cup which was the icing on the cake," he added.

https://cricketpakistan.com.pk/en/n...why-warner-was-named-player-of-the-tournament

 

[street cricketer]

The funniest bit about the presentation ceremony was to see an Indian, who was the president of the Omani cricket board, cosplaying in Omani attire as one of the chief dignitaries. I thought that was funny, but then just googled about him.

I thought he must be one of those failed first class cricketers from India who played for Oman, but turns out he is actually a third generation Indian origin Omani. His father was apparently a highly influential businessman in Oman and was the world's only Hindu Sheikh, a title that was bestowed upon him by the Sultan of Oman because of his service to the nation. You learn something new everyday

 

[happydavy]

For too long, cricket has been about stats, stats and more stats. I am glad that they gave the award to Warner because if you had watched the whole world cup and was asked to chose a mos without looking at stats, it's very unlikely you will select anyone other than Warner.

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Warner deserved it 100%. He singlehandedly took the wind out of the sails of opposing teams in the knockouts.

Remember when Pakistan was bossing the game after Finch's wicket and Shaheen's unbelievable over? Remember when NZ put up a fighting total on the back of Williamson's brilliance?

Yep, me neither.

Warner did that.

 

[smkk]

273 runs at 145+ SR - Kohli got in 2016.

289 runs at 145+ SR - Warner got in 2021

It looks very consistent.

Kohli in 2014
319 runs at 129+ Sr- Man of the series

Babar in 2021
303 at 126+ Sr - First t20 world cup highest score.

Not saying that Warner do not deserve the title.

 

[shamaan]

Zampa should have got it

 

[street cricketer]

Kohli in 2014
319 runs at 129+ Sr- Man of the series

Babar in 2021
303 at 126+ Sr - First t20 world cup highest score.

Not saying that Warner do not deserve the title.

Did you even watch the 2014 tournament?

Just check the highlights of the India vs SA semifinal of that tournament.

Kohli faced the following teams in that tournament: Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. That's one team that could potentially be classified as a minnow out of the 6 teams he faced.

Babar faced India, NZ, Afghanistan, Namibia, Scotland and Australia in the tournament. That's 3 minnows out of the 6 teams he faced in the tournament and yet Babar ended up with lesser stats than Kohli.

These were the knockout performances of Kohli in that tournament:

72* (44) in the semifinal vs SA
77 (58) in the final vs Sri Lanka (mind you, this was when Yuvraj was playing the worst innings in WT20 history on the other end, eating up balls and not rotating strike).

Babar's knockout performance in the tournament:

39 (34) in the semifinal vs Aus.

 

[Buffet]

Did you even watch the 2014 tournament?

Just check the highlights of the India vs SA semifinal of that tournament.

Kohli faced the following teams in that tournament: Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. That's one team that could potentially be classified as a minnow out of the 6 teams he faced.

Babar faced India, NZ, Afghanistan, Namibia, Scotland and Australia in the tournament. That's 3 minnows out of the 6 teams he faced in the tournament and yet Babar ended up with lesser stats than Kohli.

These were the knockout performances of Kohli in that tournament:

72* (44) in the semifinal vs SA
77 (58) in the final vs Sri Lanka (mind you, this was when Yuvraj was playing the worst innings in WT20 history on the other end, eating up balls and not rotating strike).

Babar's knockout performance in the tournament:

39 (34) in the semifinal vs Aus.

Thanks . Saved my time because I don't really pay much attention to T20 games and don't remember all details.

It's puzzling how anyone can think that Babar-like performance will get the man of the tournament. Clearly, if anyone bothers to check then all previous awards would have performed much better to get it. Even raw stats are likely to be better even if you ignore that SR has been ging up in each decade.

Babar didn't play badly, but he was poor in semis and cost the game due to his slow batting. Before that, he played well, but nothing outstanding. In a tournament, the most likely situation will be someone playing at a much higher level. It wasn't even close to being debatable. One poster even thinks that SR above 100 is fine in T20. Come on.. it is not 2007 edition and even back then it was not fine.

 

[shamaan]

Did you even watch the 2014 tournament?

Just check the highlights of the India vs SA semifinal of that tournament.

Kohli faced the following teams in that tournament: Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies. That's one team that could potentially be classified as a minnow out of the 6 teams he faced.

Babar faced India, NZ, Afghanistan, Namibia, Scotland and Australia in the tournament. That's 3 minnows out of the 6 teams he faced in the tournament and yet Babar ended up with lesser stats than Kohli.

These were the knockout performances of Kohli in that tournament:

72* (44) in the semifinal vs SA
77 (58) in the final vs Sri Lanka (mind you, this was when Yuvraj was playing the worst innings in WT20 history on the other end, eating up balls and not rotating strike).

Babar's knockout performance in the tournament:

39 (34) in the semifinal vs Aus.

Afganistan ain't a minnow team.