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The biggest glory for all cricketers participating in a World Cup, Man of the Series award is recognition of the most outstanding achievement in the tournament. Man of the Series will be by far the most coveted amongst all prizes in ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Awarded to a player who displays exemplary consistency and a flair for constant improvement all through the tournament, the Man of the Series award in a World Cup is undoubtedly more treasured than most other awards and prizes in a cricketer’s career.
As per the history of Cricket World Cup, the Man of the Series award was first instigated in the year 1992, during the fifth edition of this quadrennial event. Before that, Man of the Match award in the final was considered to be extremely prestigious.
The Man of the Series award has been biased in favor of batsmen, as indicated by cricket history. However, all-rounders stand a better chance of winning this award in World Cups. Given their expertise in all departments of the game, these players put up match-winning performances with either the bat or ball.
The following list mentions names of cricketers who have won the Man of the Series awards in last four editions of the World Cup.
1992 – Martin Crowe (New Zealand) – 456 runs
1996 – Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) – 221 runs and 7 wickets
1999 – Lance Klusener (South Africa) – 281 runs and 17 wickets
2003 – Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 673 runs and 2 wickets
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