The ICC T20 World Cup is scheduled to begin on October 16 with final slated to be played on November 13 in Australia.
Team India will begin its campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 23 (Sunday) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Let's take a look at the list of players who have won the Man of the Match awards in India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup encounters.
For registering brilliant figures of 4/18 in four overs, Mohammad Asif won the Man of the Match award in 2007.
In the 2007 T20 World Cup final, Irfan Pathan bagged the prize for registering a match-winning figures of 3/16 in four overs.
Maverick batter Virat Kohli played a brilliant knock of 78 not out in 61 balls in 2012 and bagged the Man of the Match award.
In 2014, leg-spinner Amit Mishra registered figures of 2/22 in fours overs and bagged the Man of the Match award.
In 2016, Virat Kohli once again pocketed the Man of the Match award after playing a knock of 55 not out in 37 balls.
In 2021, Pakistan's Shaheen Afridi registered figures of 3/31 in four overs against India and won the Man of the Match award.