New Delhi. Under the captaincy of Pat Cummins, Australia won the World Cup 2023 title. In the final, opener Travis Head played a brilliant innings of 137 runs. He was also the player of the match. But the ICC has shocked everyone from Cummins to Head. ICC has announced the Team of the Tournament after the World Cup is over. Both Cummins and Head did not make it. Rohit Sharma has been made captain. 6 Indian players have got a place in the playing eleven. While only 2 players from Australia managed to get a place in the team.
ICC has included openers South Africa’s Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma in the squad. De Kock scored 594 runs in World Cup 2023 with the help of 4 centuries. During this he also played a big innings of 174 runs. While Indian captain Rohit Sharma scored 597 runs. During this time his strike rate was 126. Virat Kohli has got the position at number-3. Kohli scored the highest 765 runs in the tournament with 3 centuries. For the first time, a batsman managed to score more than 700 runs in a World Cup season. He was awarded the player of the tournament.
KL Rahul is also in the team
New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell has got a place in the ICC squad at number-4 and KL Rahul at number-5. Mitchell scored 552 and Rahul scored 452 runs. Australia’s Glenn Maxwell was included at number six. He scored a century in World Cup 2023 in just 40 balls. Maxwell also scored a double century against Afghanistan. Apart from this, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Dilshan Madhushanka, Adam Zampa and Mohammed Shami have got a place in the team. Gerard Coetzee has been named the 12th player from South Africa.
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ICC Team of the Tournament
Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Daryl Mitchell, KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Dilshan Madhushanka, Adam Zampa and Mohammed Shami.
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Tags: Australia, Pat Cummins, Rohit Sharma, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: November 20, 2023, 15:55 IST