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Sunil Gavaskar.
Sunil Gavaskar picked his contenders for the Player of the Tournament award. The former Indian cricketer picked a couple of Indian players as his contenders for the award. The picks of Gavaskar was based on his viewing experience of the game. Gavaskar picked two Indian batters, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, as the players who could win the award. The way they have played, they deserve to win the award.
Gavaskar claimed that Virat has batted very well throughout the tournament. The former Indian opener praised Virat for scoring 50 hundreds in ODIs. Gavaskar appreciated Virat for his consistency in scoring runs in the tournament. Gavaskar said that Virat has been able to bat the way he was able to, as Rohit gave brisk starts to India at the top throughout the tournament.
Gavaskar called Rohit selfless for his approach in the tournament. Gavaskar expressed that Sharma has been going for the boundaries, rather than taking singles and doubles, which has helped the team. Gavaskar added that the way Rohit played in the tournament put pressure on the opposition more often than not. The former Indian great claimed that Rohit has been able to maintain calmness in the toughest of situations.
Phenomenal tournament for Rohit and Virat
Despite India losing the tournament, the two players have been amazing with the bat. Virat scored 765 runs in 11 innings at an average of over 90. Kohli scored 3 hundtreds and 6 fifty plus scores in the tournament, including a hundred and fifty in the semifinal and the final of the tournament. Virat scored the most runs for a batter in a single edition of the tournament.
Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, has been aggressive with the bat. In 11 innings, Rohit has scored 597 runs at an average of over 50, at a stunning strike rate of over 124. The way Rohit has gone about batting has entertained the crowd. The aggressive nature of Rohit, coupled with his captaincy makes him one of the contenders for the 'Player of the Tournament' award.