Man of the tournament and Man of the match

History

For a long period of time prior to the Cricket World Cup, awards were handed out to players for their performance in each match. These player's were named the Man of the Match. This trend continued into the Cricket World Cup. To receive a Man of the Match award in the final generally meant that one had put up a match-winning performance for their team and, in essence, won their team the World Cup.

Since 1992, at the end of the World Cup, one player is declared as "Man of the Tournament"

man of the tournament 

1992  Martin Crowe 456 runs
1996  Sanath Jayasuriya 221 runs and 7 wickets
1999  Lance Klusener 281 runs and 17 wickets
2003  Sachin Tendulkar 673 runs and 2 wickets
2007  Glenn Mcgrath 26 wickets
2011  Yuvraj Singh 362 Runs and 15 wickets

Man of the match

Year	Player	Stats
1975	Clive Lloyd	102 runs
1979	Viv Richards	138*
1983	Mohinder Amarnath	3/12 and 26
1987	David Boon	75 runs
1992	Wasim Akram	33 and 3/39
1996	Aravinda de Silva	107* and 3/42
1999	Shane Warne	4/33
2003	Ricky Ponting	140
2007	Adam Gilchrist	149
2011	Mahendra Singh Dhoni	91*