______ was declared Player of the Series in the recently held (2016) India–New…
2016
______ was declared Player of the Series in the recently held (2016) India–New Zealand ODI series.
- A.
Ravindra Jadeja
- B.
Virat Kohli
- C.
Amit Mishra
- D.
R. Ashwin
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Correct answer: C
Concept: Player of the Series is a single award for the best overall performance across all matches of one specific series. A bilateral tour can stage separate formats (Tests and ODIs) in the same season, and each format awards its OWN Player of the Series independently. So the answer depends strictly on which format the question names — here it is explicitly the ODI series.
Application: In the 2016 India–New Zealand ODI series (five matches, October 2016), the leg-spinner who finished as the leading wicket-taker of the ODI series — 15 wickets across the five matches, capped by a match-winning 5/18 in the final ODI — was named Player of the ODI Series: Amit Mishra.
Cross-check by format: the same tour’s Test series Player of the Series was Ravichandran Ashwin (27 wickets in three Tests) — a different award for a different format. Because the question names the ODI series, the Test-series winner does not apply; the ODI award belongs to Amit Mishra.