5 cricketers who didn't deserve to win the Man of the Tournament award in a World Cup

2009 World T20

Why Tillakaratne Dilshan? Why not Shahid Afridi?

The 2009 World T20 saw Pakistan beat all odds and come out as the Champions. The Younis-Khan led side beat Sri Lanka in the final by eight wickets.

Two of the main reasons behind Pakistan's win were all-rounder Shahid Afridi and pacer Umar Gul. Gul ended the tournament as the leading wicket-taker with 13 wickets in seven matches at an average of 12 with an economy of 6.4.

Afridi, on the other hand, scalped 12 wickets in seven matches at an average of 15 and an economy of 5.32. Adding to this, he scored 176 runs in seven innings at an average of 35 with a strike-rate of 141, including two fifties in the semi-final and the final.

Unlike the 2007 World T20, Afridi deserved to win the Player of the Tournament but Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan, who scored 317 runs in 7 innings at an average of 53 and a strike-rate of 145 was named the same.