Surrey’s Sam Curran was named ICC Player of the Tournament after England beat Pakistan to win the T20 World Cup last weekend.
Curran, 24, took three wickets in the decider as he conceded only twelve runs in four overs. He was also named man of the match.
England chased 137, 2019 one-day World Cup hero Ben Stokes ensuring victory with an unbeaten 52 off 49 balls as his side won by five wickets at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia.
Left-arm bowler Curran finished the tournament having taken thirteen wickets, a figure that was only beaten by Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga.
“The way I bowl, I go into the wicket with my slower balls and keep the batsmen guessing,” Curran said. “World Champions, how good.”
Stokes added: “I think when you chase totals in games like this, you forget the hard work that goes in before.
“I think in finals when you are chasing you forget the hard work that went before. I think the way we bowled, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, that’s what won us the game.
“We didn’t feel under too much pressure with the run chase. I never felt it was out of our hands at all. It’s never really panic stations when it’s under eight an over.”