Mitchell Starc wins the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, player of the tournament title

Mitchell Starc wins the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, player of the tournament title: Australia win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 title, the fifth championship for them, it was an incredible tournament for the team as they lost just one match that to against their opponents in the Final, New Zealand but when things mattered the most Michael Clarke and his men were at the very best. From the first over of the match till the winning runs were hit, the whole match revolved around them.

If we have to point out one difference between Australia and most of their opponents in the tournament it would be the young left arm pacer, Mitchell Starc. He ran through teams, with so much control over the ball, one was forced to wonder if he has experience more than what the statistics suggest.

Swinging the ball early in the game, using the short ball with perfection, coming back in the middle over’s, during batting power-plays he not only choked the runs but also picked up important wickets for his team.

No doubt when the Aussies were crowned world champions and the Player of the Tournament award was to be given, a clear choice was Mitchell Starc.

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was today named as the player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015.

Starc was the unanimous choice of a select group of experts* following his sensational form that helped guide his side to its fifth title in 11 tournaments. The 25-year-old left-armer took 22 wickets at 10.18 runs per wicket with an economy rate of 3.50 runs per over. His best performance came against New Zealand in Auckland when he finished with six for 28.

During their deliberations, the members of the panel discussed several names, highlighting such players as New Zealand’s inspirational captain Brendon McCullum and his team-mates Trent Boult and Martin Guptill, as well as Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka for his four consecutive centuries.

*The selection panel that chose the player of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 consisted of:

Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager – Cricket)

Andrew Alderson (Journalist, New Zealand Herald)

Harsha Bhogle (Broadcaster)

Richard Kettleborough (Member of Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and ICC Umpire of the Year 2014)

Chloe Saltau (Journalist, The Age)

Michael Vaughan (Former England captain and broadcaster)