Man of the Match: give it to the right guy

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Call me traditional, call me a company man, call me Ahab if you must, but for the life of me I can’t understand a Man of the Match award going to a player on the losing side.Surely the very definition of a Man of the Match is the guy who did most to win it?Daniel Vettori was named MotM in the second ODI against Australia on Saturday, despite Australia winning by 12 runs. He took 2/43 and scored 70 off 49 in a losing cause.At least that was politically motivated - Mitchell Johnson was the best player by a mile on the day with a useful late knock and 4/51, but had he been given the award there would have been no stopping the Kiwi lynch mob. He’d ...   See the complete post here

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