ICC announces Team of the Tournament

[StriKe]

Dhoni named captain as ICC Champions Trophy 2013 finalists dominate the side The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the Team of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 that included seven players from the England and India sides that featured in the final at Edgbaston on Sunday. The team includes five Indians – Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Bhuvneshwar Kumar – two Englishmen, namely Jonathan Trott and James Anderson, as well as Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq, Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka, South Africa’s Ryan McLaren and New Zealand’s Mitchell McClenaghan. Joe Root of England was picked as the 12th man. Dhoni was named as the captain after he led his side to victory in the final, thus becoming the first captain in the history of the game to lift all the three ICC major trophies – ICC World Twenty20 2007, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 and ICC Champions Trophy 2013. While Dhoni got little opportunity to show his exploits with the bat, he marshaled his troops outstandingly and he was sharp and agile behind the wickets as he accounted for nine batsmen behind the wickets (five catches and four stumpings). For Dhawan, McLaren, Kumar and McClenaghan, it was a significant achievement as it was the first time they had appeared in a global tournament that put world’s best cricketers against each other. The Team of the Tournament was selected by a five-person selection panel that comprised Geoff Allardice (ICC General Manager – Cricket, and Chairman Event Technical Committee), Javagal Srinath (former India fast bowler and ICC Emirates Elite Panel match referee), Aleem Dar (ICC Emirates Elite Panel umpire), Scyld Berry (Wisden Editor from 2008-2011 and Sunday Telegraph correspondent) and Stephen Brenkley (correspondent of The Independent and Independent On Sunday). The chairman of the panel, Mr Allardice, said: “It was an extremely difficult task for the panel to pick a team of 11 players from the quality of players who featured in this tournament. “As the selection criteria was the performance in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, some of the best players had to be left out, though they would walk very easily into any World XI. “The side is a good mixture of specialists and all-rounders, and includes six in-form batsmen, including Dhoni as a wicketkeeper-batsman, a spinner in Jadeja, McLaren as an all-rounder and three most impressive fast bowlers of the tournament in Kumar, Anderson and McClenaghan.” Team of the Tournament (in batting order): 1- Shikhar Dhawan (India) -363 runs 2- Jonathan Trott (England)-229 runs 3- Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)-222 runs 4- Virat Kohli (India)-176 runs 5- Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)-173 runs 6- Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicket-keeper/captain) (India)- 27 runs, five catches and four stumpings 7- Ravindra Jadeja (India)-12 wickets & 80 runs 8- Ryan McLaren (South Africa)-83 runs & eight wickets 9- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India)- six wickets 10- James Anderson (England)-11 wickets 11- Mitchell McClenaghan (New Zealand)-11 wickets 12- Joe Root (England)-173 runs

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[NareshK]

5 Indians in the team of the tournament. That explains the dominance.

[StriKe]

No one from RISS :aha: :yay:

[G_B_]

@strike lol on the team itself, MS must be in for his captaincy only. Did not have a great time with the bat

[SLICKR392]

12th man Root? Should have been Rohit.

[adi B]

kohli?seriously? no malinga,morris

[vvvslaxman]

No powerhouse bowlers :phehehe:

[StriKe]

@strike lol on the team itself, MS must be in for his captaincy only. Did not have a great time with the bat

+ five catches and four stumpings

[maniac]

12th man Root? Should have been Rohit.

:agree: and also Ishant over Mcleghcghalan...but then again too many brown people,so inserted a qupta player :giggle:

[vvvslaxman]

This team will be epic :fail: considering there is no genuine opener to partner Dhawan. Misba? seriously? I would rather have darren sammy lol.

[superstar]

two Englishmen, namely Jonathan Trott and James Anderson,

That is debatable...

[maniac]

No one from RISS :aha: :yay:

:finger: We all know about ICC'S credibility in judging tailunt :haha:

[vvvslaxman]

Bopara definitely deserves a spot.. for his late order hitting. would prefer him over Misba.

[StriKe]

kohli?seriously? no malinga' date='morris[/quote'] Maling avg is 29 and worse than ishant :omg: Kohli picked due to his batting in semi and final :hmmm: Most wickets stats link Most runs stats link

[maniac]

Maling avg is 29 and worse than ishant :omg: Kohli picked due to his batting in semi and final :hmmm: Most wickets stats link Most runs stats link

Owned

[maniac]

Bopara definitely deserves a spot.. for his late order hitting. would prefer him over Misba.

+1....Unbeleivable :icflove:

[StriKe]

:agree: and also Ishant over Mcleghcghalan...but then again too many brown people' date='so inserted a qupta player :giggle:[/quote'] McClenaghan is way better than Ishant Sharma :finger:

[StriKe]

Owned

:giggle: Abdv in misbah out...Misbah would kill the team momentum by his tuk tuk till 45th over :haha:

[adi B]

Maling avg is 29 and worse than ishant :omg: Kohli picked due to his batting in semi and final :hmmm: Most wickets stats link Most runs stats link

its not only about avg,what about strike rate,ER? malinga picked7-8 wkts in the group stage,bhuvi got picked bcoz of his brilliant ER,morris to did well in that respect

[maniac]

McClenaghan is way better than Ishant Sharma :finger:

Agree loved the way mcllleghghgan took 2 crucial wkts in the finals to win his team the cup ...oh wait........Atleast he was M.O.M in S.F ...oh wait wrong guy,he was out in the Knockouts :hysterical: