- Ravindra Jadeja (India)
Coming back into the Indian ODI team after more than a year (442 days to be precise), Ravindra Jadeja—who was roped in to replace the injured Axar Patel for the Super Four stage of the tournament—made an immediate impact in the game against Bangladesh with a match-winning bowling display of 4/29. In the final against Bangladesh, although he went wicket-less in his six overs, produced a brilliant effort in the field to run Mohammad out and later on, made a vital 33-ball 23 and forged a 45-run partnership with Bhuvneshwar Kumar for the seventh wicket which brought the target off 223 within India’s reach after a middle-order collapse. Having hitherto fallen out of favour due to the team management’s preference for wrist-spinners in ODI cricket, the Rajkot all-rounder’s telling contribution behind India’s Asia Cup triumph will stand him in good stead for a berth in the squad for next year’s World Cup.
