T20 World Cup 2026 POTT Nominees Revealed: Sanju Samson, Will Jacks, Rachin Ravindra Among Top Contenders
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the nominees for the T20 World Cup Player of the Tournament award. The tournament is now in its final stage, with India national cricket team set to face New Zealand national cricket team in the final on Sunday, March 8. But two days before the epic encounter, the ICC has shortlisted eight players who can bag the POTT award.
Two players from the high-scoring second semi-final between India national cricket team and England national cricket team, Will Jacks and Sanju Samson, have also been nominated. In fact, Will Jacks is currently leading the race for the Player of the Match award after delivering an excellent all-round performance.
England, who didn’t play their best cricket but still managed to end up in the semis, were largely helped out by Jacks, who contributed phenomenally. He fit into the ‘finisher’ role superbly, striking 226 runs at a strike rate of 176.56. However, it was with the ball, where Jacks helped England out. He picked up 9 wickets for the two-time champions, including 3/22 against Sri Lanka and 2/23 against New Zealand.
For India national cricket team, Sanju Samson has been nominated. Before the tournament began, he was not even in India’s starting lineup. However, Abhishek Sharma’s poor form forced the team to bring Samson into the top order, and since then his career has taken a positive turn.
T20 World Cup player of the tournament nominees
| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | Bat Avg | Batting SR | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Jacks | England cricket team | 8 | 226 | 56.50 | 176.56 | 9 | — |
| Sahibzada Farhan | Pakistan national cricket team | 7 | 383 | 76.60 | 160.25 | — | — |
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa national cricket team | 7 | — | — | — | 12 | 7.19 |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa national cricket team | 8 | 286 | 47.67 | 165.32 | 1 | — |
| Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand national cricket team | 8 | 128 | — | — | 11 | 6.88 |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | United States national cricket team | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 6.80 |
| Tim Seifert | New Zealand national cricket team | 8 | 274 | 45.66 | 161.17 | — | — |
| Sanju Samson | India national cricket team | 4 | 232 | 77.33 | 201.73 | — | — |
