India vs Pakistan is a rivalry of the ages. Not only in cricket but in every aspect of the world. Well, tomorrow, it is going to take place in a cricket stadium filled with more than one lakh audiences. The cheer, the cry, the celebration—everything will have a goosebumps-guaranteed ambiance. Both teams have faced each other a total of eight times in ODI World Cups, and India has defeated Pakistan in every match. Some by a close margin, and some by a huge margin. Well, you might have thought, who has been the Man of the Match for India in every India vs Pakistan ODI World Match? So, let’s not wait any longer and take a look at the below-mentioned list.
Man of the Match in every India vs Pakistan ODI World Cup Match
- 1992 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Sachin Tendulkar (54 runs and 1 wicket)
- 1996 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Navjot Sidhu (93 runs)
- 1999 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Venkatesh Prasad (5 wickets)
- 2003 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Sachin Tendulkar (98 runs)
- 2011 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Sachin Tendulkar (85 runs)
- 2015 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Virat Kohli (107 runs)
- 2019 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Rohit Sharma (140 runs)
- 2024 ODI World Cup India vs Pakistan: Jasprit Bumrah (2 wickets)
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Man of the Match in every India vs Pakistan ODI World Cup Match
India has won all of the World Cup matches between India and Pakistan, and as a result, all the Man of the Match awards are won by Indian players. Out of eight Man of the Match awards, Sachin Tendulkar has won three of them. Tendulkar won the Man of the Match award in 1992, 2003, and the 2011 ODI World Cup.
If we take a look back at the list, Venkatesh Prasad and Jasprit Bumrah are the only bowler who has won the Man of the Match award between India and Pakistan matches. Venkatesh Prasad took five wickets against Pakistan in the 1999 ODI World Cup, which resulted in India winning the match and him winning the award. Whereas, Jasprit Bumrah took two wickets and gave only 19 runs in his spell of seven overs.
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The other players on the list are Navjot Sidhu, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma. Navjot Sindhu won the MOTM award in the 1996 ODI World Cup for his knock of 93 runs. Virat Kohli won the MOTM award in the 2015 ODI World Cup for his knock of 107 runs. Rohit Sharma won the MOTM award in the 2019 ODI World Cup for his knock of 140 runs.
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