London: Reflecting the excellent show of the Indian young brigade in the NatWest tri- nation One-day series, Mohammad Kaif and Zaheer Khan took the top honours in the individual batting and bowling performances respectively.

Kaif, who masterminded one of the greatest run-chases ever as India defeated England in the final at Lord's on Saturday, had the highest batting average of 87, while Zaheer Khan was the top wicket-taker with 14 scalps.

Kaif, who played five innings and remained unbeaten thrice, scored 174 runs with a strike rate of 93.54. Yuvraj Singh, another Indian hero of the series, had an aggregate of 254 runs from seven innings with an average of 50.80.

He also took five wickets while conceding 106 runs which gave him an average of 21.20. The senior and more established stars did not fare badly either.

Sachin Tendulkar, who hit two centuries in the series, finished with an aggregate of 337 runs - next only to Marcus Trescothick's 362 - at an average of 56.16 while Rahul Dravid scored 245 runs at an average of 49.00.

Among the bowlers, Zaheer Khan who returned an average of 23.57, was much ahead of the rest of the pack. Ajit Agarkar claimed six wickets at 27 runs apiece while Ashish Nehra and Anil Kumble took five wickets each at an average of 43.60 and 40.00 respectively.

For England, Alec Stewart and Marcus Trescothick were the top batsmen while Andrew Flintoff and Ronnie Irani produced the best bowling performances.

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