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Tendulkar presents Player of the Match, Series awards
Melbourne, March 29
Indian batting legend
Sachin Tendulkar presented the Player of the Match and Player of the
Series awards at the closing ceremony of the 2015 World Cup at the
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Sunday.
Australia defeated trans-Tasman rivals and co-hosts New Zealand by seven wickets to clinch their fifth World Cup trophy.
All-rounder
James Faulkner was named the Player of the Match for his figures of
9-1-36-3. The pacer took the key wickets of Ross Taylor, Grant Elliott
and Corey Anderson.
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc etched his name in
the record books as he was named Player of the Tournament for taking
the most wickets, 22.
Tendulkar, who was member of the 2011 World
Cup-winning Indian team, is the brand ambassador of the International
Cricket Council's (ICC) showpiece event.