Final Best: Virat Kohli, Tournament Best: Jasprit Bumrah

In the first 7 innings of the World Cup, Virat Kohli managed only 75 runs. Following the semi-final, captain Rohit Sharma suggested that Kohli might have saved his best for the final. Proving Rohit right, Kohli played a crucial innings of 76 runs off 59 balls in the final. These runs were instrumental in securing the championship for India.

Virat Kohli was named the Man of the Final for his performance. During the post-match conversation with the presenter, Kohli said, “This was my last T20 World Cup, and winning the World Cup was the goal we wanted to achieve. God is great, I delivered when the team needed me. It was now or never. I wanted to make the most of my final T20 for India. I wanted to lift the cup, respect the situation, and not force things. It was an open secret that it was time for the next generation to take over. Some extraordinary players will carry the team forward and keep the flag flying high.”

On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah was named the Man of the Tournament for his outstanding bowling throughout the event. Bumrah took 15 wickets in 8 innings, the second highest in this World Cup.

Only Fazalhaq Farooqi and Arshdeep Singh, with 17 wickets each, have taken more wickets than Bumrah. However, Bumrah stood out in other aspects, consistently being the team's go-to bowler during the most challenging moments of the matches, delivering crucial wickets. His economy rate in the World Cup was just 4.17.

While accepting the Man of the Tournament award, Jasprit Bumrah said, “I tried to stay calm. We played to become champions. My son, my family, everyone is here. We worked very hard to become champions. There's no better feeling than this. We played on a big stage. On the big day, you need to give more, so I remained calm throughout the tournament. When bowling, I only focused on that ball. Emotions might come, but the job was done. In that over, I planned to bowl at length. It was reversing, and I felt good to execute it.”