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Every player who plays cricket wants to win the World Cup on the international stage for his country, which will be the number one priority of millions. Despite having 11 players in that squad, it is only possible for a handful of players to excel against any quality opponent anywhere in the world at the ICC World Cup and add pride to the country by seeking victory.
So even those great players who are hailed by experts and fans as world-class players will stumble according to the nature of the competition. That means it’s easier to perform better in the normal league round than in the knock-out round of the World Cup. This is because if the fight that had been fought until then in the league round fails in the knockout round as well as the tension mixed with the fear that the story will end and leave, naturally even world-class players will stumble.
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Fearless Nairs:
Beyond that tension is one of the most difficult things a world-class player can do in the knock-out round. Because we already have players who are just as strong in the league round as we are and are just as strong as we are.
So beyond all those aspects the only thing that can truly work together in the semi-finals and the semi-finals that will help you step into the final to touch the trophy and kiss the trophy is truly a fearless hearted giant. Let’s look at who won the Man of the Match awards as they joined the semi-finals and finals in World Cup history in that category.
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3. Shane Warne: Australia and South Africa clashed in the second semi-final in Birmingham in the league round of the famous 1999 World Cup. Batting first, Australia’s Herschelle Gibbs scored 213 off a World Cup-winning catch by skipper Steve Waugh (56) and Michael Bevan (65).
???? Glory for @CricketAus.#OnThisDay in 1999 at Lord’s, Shane Warne’s man-of-the-match performance guided Australia to their second Men’s @cricketworldcup.#LoveLords pic.twitter.com/KdDqFWM5uC
— Lord’s Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) June 20, 2022
Shane Warne #Onthisday 20-06-1999 Demolished PAK to won the World cup for Australia in Lords.
???????? were Out Played by ????????, Hustled them out for 132 Top-scored for ???????? Extras 25.
???????? easily Chased the Target & win by 8-wickets.
Warne Picked up 4 Wickets.pic.twitter.com/ojx4Mirujb— Zohaib (Cricket King) (@Zohaib1981) June 20, 2022
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No one can forget that South Africa stumbled from the start as Jack Kallis scored 53 and Jandi Rhodes scored 43 before Lance Klusner’s 31 * (16) was wasted as Alan Donald was run out for exactly 213. Shane Warne, who took 4 wickets for just 29 runs in 10 overs at a brilliant economy of 2.90, was declared the man of the match.
He then went on to take Pakistan by 4 wickets in the grand final at the historic Lord’s Stadium in London. There is no doubt that this fame of his recently deceased will stand the test of time.
1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣ runs
3️⃣ wickets
1️⃣ Men’s @CricketWorldCup final ????Happy birthday to Aravinda de Silva, Player of the Match in the 1996 World Cup final against Australia! pic.twitter.com/q3CSGttO9E
— ICC (@ICC) October 17, 2019
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2. Aravinda De Silva: No one can forget the 1996 Wills World Cup. In the league round, Asathiya India faced Sri Lanka in the first semi-final on home soil. Batting first, Sri Lanka chased down Sri Lanka’s target of 252, with Sachin Tendulkar out for 65 and returning to the pavilion with a resounding 120/8 in 34.1 overs.
Fans at the Eden Gardens Ground in Kolkata set fire to the stadium with posters and resorted to violence to stop the match. So the umpires declared India defeated and Sri Lanka declared victorious. Arvind De Silva, who scored 66 * (47) for the victory with a superb strike rate of 140.42 during the same period, was declared the captain.
1996 in Aravinda de Silva @cricketworldcup final:
☝️ Wickets of Taylor, Ponting, Healy
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???? 107* (124) coming in at 23/2.Celebrate his birthday with the highlights of that incredible all-round performance ???? pic.twitter.com/FiF9CNVaPr
— ICC (@ICC) October 17, 2020
He then chased down Sri Lanka’s target of 242 in the grand final against Australia in Lahore, Pakistan.
1. Mohinder Amarnath: Everyone was amazed to see Kapil Dev-led India leapfrogging into the semi-finals of the 3rd World Cup in history in England in 1983. In that situation, India faced England on home soil in the first semi-final in Manchester. Mohinder Amarnath, who took 2 wickets and 46 runs for the victory, won the man of the match award.
Mohinder Amarnath’s performance in the 1983 @CricketWorldCup knockouts:
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Two wickets
46 runs
????️ Player of the Match???? Final v West Indies
Three wickets
26 runs
????️ Player of the MatchHappy 70th birthday to the India legend! pic.twitter.com/r2fdLlDZ11
— ICC (@ICC) September 24, 2020
????️ 154 international appearances
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???? 13 centuries???? 1983 ICC Men’s @cricketworldcup winner ????
Happy birthday to India’s Mohinder Amarnath ???? pic.twitter.com/vm5OkTQ5kT
— ICC (@ICC) September 24, 2019
After that, India batted first and bounced back to just 183 at the world-famous London Lord’s, facing the West Indies, led by the frantic Clive Lloyd, who had won two consecutive World Cups in 1975 and 1979. So bowling immensely to the world that the West Indies were hoping to win the 3rd trophy, India rolled to just 140 and won by 43 runs to look back at the whole world and kiss the first World Cup.
Mohinder Amarnath, who took 26 runs for 3 wickets in that grand final and again played a key role in India’s historic victory, won the man of the match award. That World Cup victory is the deep seed that was planted to grow the game of cricket in India today.
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