T20 World Cup 2024: Who will claim the title of Most Valuable Player?

3. Andre Russell

Andre Russell is turning his characteristics from a renowned lethal batter to a shrewd and calculative medium pacer. It was evident in IPL 2024 as his contribution depended on him providing timely breakthroughs for Kolkata Knight Riders. The all-rounder bagged 19 wickets at an average of 15.53 and a strike rate of 9.3 in IPL 2024.

With home conditions at his disposal, he need not scratch his head too much on the drawing board.  Another factor to depict his blazing form in T20Is would be his last game against Australia in February. The Caribbean had scored a blistering 71 runs off just 29 deliveries, pairing up with Sherfane Rutherford.

2. Kuldeep Yadav

When India toured the West Indies in 2023, Kuldeep Yadav was the second-highest wicket-taker for the Indian team and third-highest in the series. The left-arm spinner plucked six wickets in four games he was featured in and conceded runs at an economy rate below seven runs per over. Having played ample games in the region, he could be a crucial aspect for the Indian team. 

He looked in his element in the IPL 2024 for Delhi Capitals as bowlers were thrashed all around by the marauding batters. He picked 16 wickets in 11 games and his economy rate of 8.70 was commendable given the pitches favoured spinners less and short boundaries meant the bowlers had their tasks cut out. 

1. Virat Kohli 

Virat Kohli has been under intense scrutiny over his strike rate in T20Is. But the 35-year-old remains the top-scorer in a single edition of the T20 World Cup as well as the overall highest run-scorer too. Kohli had scored 319 runs in the 2014 edition and has been the Player of the Tournament on two occasions.

His last T20I was against Afghanistan in January 2024 where he was dismissed for a duck. But he has been spitting fire in the shortest format playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2024. The right-handed batter bagged the Orange Cap with 741 runs in 15 games at a strike rate of 154.69 and an average of 61.75.