ICC T20 World Cup 2016: 5 unexpected flops of the tournament

England and West Indies are set to lock horns against each other in the grand finale of this year’s T20 World Cup on April 3. The tournament was fun, had a lot of memorable moments and some heartbreaks.

We saw England chase down 229 against South Africa. We have witnessed India's nail-biting one-run win against Bangladesh. We have been fortunate to see Virat Kohli knocking Australia out. Unbelievable batting display. 

Nobody expected England and West Indies would make to the final. All put their money on India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. As always, South Africa choked, ICC tournaments are not for them, they are made for bilateral tournaments.

India and New Zealand played well in group stages but were outplayed in the semis. Australia haven’t had a good series in group stages either.

This tournament was tailor-made for some world class players. They wanted to make a mark on this showpiece event. Unfortunately, they couldn't.

Here are the five players who couldn't do justice to their talent and expectations:

Dale Steyn

End of the road for Steyn?

Steyn was picked ahead Morne Morkel for this World Cup. He has very good stats in T20Is. He bagged 58 wickets in 42 matches at an average of 17.39 and an excellent economy of 6.71.

He could have been South Africa’s go-to man with the bowl but he disappointed. In the game against England, he conceded 23 runs of the first over. Hales and Roy have hit him all over the park and Faf Du Plessis was forced to give Steyn only 2 overs in the game.

He didn’t feature in next two games but came back in the eleven against Srilanka. It was no different. He has given away 33 runs in 4 overs in a low-scoring game where Sri Lanka bowled out for just 120.