In 1992, ICC introduced the Player of the Tournament award to recognise the most outstanding performer in the World Cup.
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New Zealand’s Martin Crowe was the first winner of the prize, while Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian to win it, in 2003.
Here is a look at all the Player of the Tournament award winners:
Virat Kohli adjudged Player of the Tournament of the ODI World Cup 2023
ALL WORLD CUP PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENTS AND THEIR PERFORMANCES
- 1992 - Martin Crowe (NZ) - 456 runs
- 1996 - Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) - 221 runs and six wickets
- 1999 - Lance Klusener (SA) - 281 runs and 17 wickets
- 2003 - Sachin Tendulkar (IND) - 673 runs and two wickets
- 2007 - Glenn McGrath (AUS) - 26 wickets
- 2011 - Yuvraj Singh (IND) - 362 Runs and 15 wickets
- 2015 - Mitchell Starc (AUS) - 22 Wickets
- 2019 - Kane Williamson (NZ) - 578 runs and 2 wickets; captaincy
- 2023 - Virat Kohli (IND) - 765 runs and 1 wicket
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