Explanation

This award is given to him for his gesture of refusing to take a single in the high-pressure 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Semi-Finals against England as he felt he had “obstructed” the way of bowler Adil Rashid at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

 Daryl Mitchell has become the 4th New Zealand player to win the award after Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum, and Kane Williamson.