World Cup Dream XI – One best player from each edition of the World Cup

#6 All rounders - Yuvraj Singh (2011) and Lance Klusner (1999)

Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh was a player of big moments. He played a key role in team India’s success in the 2007 T20 World Cup. Yuvraj was out of form and was struggling to find his shape before the 2011 world cup started. He proved the critics wrong with his all-round ability. Not only was he a key middle order batsman, he was a very effective 5th bowling option who would provide you with important breakthroughs. He scored four fifties and a match winning hundred against West Indies in Chennai. His efforts with the ball earned him a fifer against Ireland in Bengaluru. He was awarded the ‘Player of the Tournament’ award for 462 runs and 15 wickets in that edition.

Lance Klusener

Lance Klusener was an exceptional player for the South Africa in the 1999 World Cup in England. His contribution led South Africa to the semi-final. He had taken 17 wickets and scored more than 250 runs until then. He had also won four Man of the Match awards out of nine matches played by South Africa. The semifinal was played against Australia in Edgbaston. Chasing 214, Klusener came to the middle when South Africa were 175 for 6 requiring 40 runs in five overs. Despite Lance Klusener’s heroics with the bat, South Africa failed to grab the victory with the 10th wicket falling when the scores were level. The tie meant Aussies qualified for the final. In spite of not making it to the final, his stellar all-round performance in that edition earned him the ‘Man of the Series’ award.