Mamoon
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In my opinion, the MoM for the 2011 game should have been Raina. On paper, 36 isn’t a big score but that cameo was better than most half-centuries.Let’s be honest here.
Some of the MoM’s were just default options because there was no clear single performer.
1992 - no standout performance, let’s give it to the kid
2011 - if I was Tendulkar, I’d give that MoM medal back, dropped 5 times and overall a pretty slow and poor innings. Should have gone to one of the bowlers because defending 260 in India is matchwinning (aided obviously by Misbah who should have got an honorable mention)
In spite of Tendulkar’s knock, India were on the ropes at 200/6 when Dhoni was finished and he added vital 60 runs with the tail that proved to be defining in the context of the game.
India could have been bundled for 230-240 without him which Pakistan could have chased in spite of the self-destruction with the bat.