2023 ICC World Cup Awards: Australia beat India by six wickets in the final of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19) to win their record sixth World Cup title. India became the first team to move into the 50-over World Cup title clash when they beat New Zealand by 70 runs in Semi-final 1 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday (November 15).
Australia also entered the World Cup final when they beat South Africa by three wickets in a low-scoring match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Thursday (November 16).
Fans are always keen to know the ICC Player of the Match in Final and the ICC Player of the Tournament Award.
Along with that, they are also curious to know the winners of the Golden Bat and the Golden Ball awards.
In this article, ZeeBiz takes you through the list of the awardees in different categories in World Cup finals and the overall tournament.
ICC World Cup Awards
Player of the Match awards in the World Cup final are being given ever since the first World Cup was played in England in 1975.
It was renamed the ICC Player of the Match in Final in 1992.
While the Golden Bat award, currently termed the ICC Golden Bat award, and the Golden Ball award, currently named the ICC Golden Ball award have been presented since the 1975 World Cup, the ICC Player of the Tournament award was introduced as late as the 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
In the first World Cup, the West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd was awarded the Player of the Match award for his 102-run innings against Australia at the Lord’s, London.
While New Zealand’s Glenn Turner won the Golden Bat award for most runs at 333 at the 1975 World Cup, the Golden Ball award went to Gary Gilmour of Australia and Bernard Julien of the West Indies for 11 wickets each.
When the ICC introduced the ICC Player of the Tournament award in 1992, New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe became the first player to win it for his 456 runs in the World Cup.
ICC Player of the Tournament Awards
Year
Player
Stats
1992
New Zealand Martin Crowe
456 runs
1996
Sri Lanka Sanath Jayasuriya
221 runs and 6 wickets
1999
South Africa Lance Klusener
281 runs and 17 wickets
2003
India Sachin Tendulkar
673 runs and 2 wickets
2007
Australia Glenn McGrath
26 wickets
2011
India Yuvraj Singh
362 Runs and 15 wickets
2015
Australia Mitchell Starc
22 Wickets
2019
New Zealand Kane Williamson
578 runs and 2 wickets; captaincy
2023
India Virat Kohli
765 runs
ICC Player of the Match Awards
Year
Player
Stats
1975
Cricket West Indies Clive Lloyd
102
1979
Cricket West Indies Viv Richards
138*
1983
India Mohinder Amarnath
3/12 and 26
1987
Australia David Boon
75
1992
Pakistan Wasim Akram
33*(18) and 3/49
1996
Sri Lanka Aravinda de Silva
107* and 3/42
1999
Australia Shane Warne
Apr-33
2003
Australia Ricky Ponting
140*
2007
Australia Adam Gilchrist
149
2011
India Mahendra Singh Dhoni
91*
2015
Australia James Faulkner
Mar-36
2019
England Ben Stokes
84*
2023
Australia Travis Head
0/4 and 137
Golden Bat Awards
World Cup
Top runscorer
Runs
1975
New Zealand Glenn Turner
333
1979
Cricket West Indies Gordon Greenidge
253
1983
England David Gower
384
1987
England Graham Gooch
471
1992
New Zealand Martin Crowe
456
1996
India Sachin Tendulkar
523
1999
India Rahul Dravid
461
2003
India Sachin Tendulkar
673
2007
Australia Matthew Hayden
659
2011
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan
500
2015
New Zealand Martin Guptill
547
2019
India Rohit Sharma
648
2023
India Virat Kohli
765
Golden Ball Awards
World Cup
Top wicket taker
Wickets
1975
Gary Gilmour (AU) Bernard Julien (WI)
11
1979
England Mike Hendrick
10
1983
India Roger Binny
18
1987
Australia Craig McDermott
18
1992
Pakistan Wasim Akram
18
1996
India Anil Kumble
15
1999
Geoff Allott (NZ), Shane Warne (AU)
20
2003
Sri Lanka Chaminda Vaas
23
2007
Australia Glenn McGrath
26
2011
Zaheer Khan (IND), Shahid Afridi (PAK)
21
2015
Mitchell Starc (AU), Trent Boult (NZ)
22
2019
Australia Mitchell Starc
27
2023
Mohammed Shami
24
