Best XI from the World Cup-winning teams this decade
We saw three different World champions in this decade (50 over World Cups) - MS Dhoni's India in 2011, Michael Clarke's Australia in 2015 and Eoin Morgan's England in 2019.
5. Yuvraj Singh
The world of cricket has witnessed various iconic performances in the last decade, but none match up to the brilliance of Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 World Cup. A few months prior to the tournament, there were many experts who doubted if the all-rounder could make it to the tournament, as he wasn’t in the best of form.
His tournament started in the second game against England, where he registered a crucial half-century and stitched a fabulous partnership with Sachin Tendulkar. He followed it up with a double of five-fer and a fifty against Ireland, a half-century against the Netherlands. In very adverse conditions at the Chepauk, he scored arguably the finest hundred of his career and steered his side into the quarterfinals.
Under immense pressure, he pulled off another breathtaking performance, scoring a fifty and getting the winning runs against Australia in the quarterfinals. He scored 362 runs with the bat, at an average in excess of 90 and picked up 15 wickets with the ball. For a contribution whose magnitude was immeasurable, perhaps the man of the tournament award was just a consolation.
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