In Butler’s eyes, Surya Kumar Yadav is the Player of the Tournament

England captain Jos Buttler has described India batsman Suryakumar Yadav as the ‘Player of the Tournament’ of the T20 World Cup in his eyes. Sun 189. He scored 239 runs in the tournament at a strike rate of 68 and is third in the list of highest run-scorers. The ICC has selected nine players, out of which one will be given this award. There are three players from England, two each from India and Pakistan and one player each from Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

Butler said before the final against Pakistan, “I think Suryakumar Yadav played fearlessly. Such was his performance for a team full of so many stars. He scored 296 runs at a strike rate of 40. Butler also named his teammates Sam Curran and Alex Hales as strong contenders for the award. Pakistan captain Babar Azam said, “I think Shadab Khan should get the award.” He said, “His bowling has been excellent and batting has also improved. He performed brilliantly in three matches and his fielding was also amazing.