Muttiah Muralitharan, 2002

Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan impressed one and all by picking 10 wickets in 3 matches he bowled. He couldn’t bowl in the final due to the rainstorm and the trophy was shared by India and Sri Lanka. Murali was arguably the leading wicket taker of the tournament and also the most economical bowler.

Andrew Flintoff, 2004

In the fourth edition of this Champions Trophy, England played some superb cricket throughout the tournament which helped them reach the final in search of a coveted 50-over global title. Flintoff was more than contributory in England’s run to the final. He displayed his all-around abilities came against Sri Lanka as he scored a century with the bat and also picked wickets of dangerous Jayasuriya and Jayantha. In the final, England could only post 217 but Flintoff made it memorable for himself and the team.

Flintoff dismissed Sarwan, Lara and Dwayne Bravo in the final. West Indies lower order took their team home but Flintoff won millions of hearts with his performance.