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2007 World Cup
After the 2003 World Cup, one would have thought that Sachin Tendulkar's tally of 673 runs in a single World Cup would never be breached by any batsman. Australian opener Matthew Hayden almost surpassed the Master Blaster as he came close to the mark but eventually failed by just 14 runs four years later.
The 2007 World Cup saw Australia win the World Cup for the third consecutive time and the chief architect behind it was Hayden, who scored 659 runs in 10 innings at an average of 73 and a strike-rate of 101, with the help of three centuries and one fifty. These are the numbers that will win a batsman the Player of the Tournament award in any tournament.
But, the ICC had other ideas as they gave Hayden's teammate Glenn McGrath the prestigious award. Just like Hayden, McGrath had a great tournament that saw him getting 26 wickets in 11 matches at an average of 13.73 and an economy of 4.41.
It was a close race between both the Australians, but, Hayden was a bit more instrumental for his team than the eventual winner, McGrath.
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