ICC ODI Team Of The Year: Rohit Sharma Named Captain, Virat Kohli Among 6 Indians Included

Rohit Sharma was on Tuesday named captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year, which featured 5 different Indians together with star batter Virat Kohli and the tempo duo of Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj. The workforce largely included the World Cup finalists — India (runner-up) and Australia (winner) — apart from gamers from semi-finalists New Zealand and South Africa, the ICC stated in a press release. The prime order contains openers Rohit and Shubman Gill. While the Indian captain accrued 1,255 runs at a mean of 52 final 12 months, the latter struck a superb 208 in opposition to the Kiwis and in addition completed as the best run-scorer (1,584) within the format.

At quantity three was Travis Head, who was constant all year long and carried out exceptionally nicely through the international occasion, along with his 137 within the closing being the spotlight.

The center order comprised Indian stalwart Kohli, adopted by Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen.

Kohli completed because the second-highest run-scorer of the 12 months in ODIs (1,337) and slammed six centuries through the 12 months. He surpassed Sachin Tendulkar’s document of most worldwide tons, apart from profitable the Player of the Tournament award through the World Cup.

Mitchell scored 5 centuries and accrued 1,204 runs at a mean of 52.34 and a strike fee of 100.24.

Klaasen too dominated the entire 12 months with the bat, along with his spotlight being the match-winning 174 versus Australia in Centurion.

The bowling assault was made up of Australian Adam Zampa together with the Indian trio of Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami.

Zampa took 38 wickets in your entire 12 months at a mean of 26.31 and in addition fetched a four-for in three successive World Cup fixtures, apart from ending because the second-highest wicket-taker within the competitors.

Siraj got here up with 44 wickets within the 12 months, the excessive level being six for 21 in opposition to Sri Lanka through the Asia Cup closing that India gained deservingly.

Kuldeep captured 49 ODI wickets final 12 months, along with his greatest figures being 5 for 25 versus Pakistan through the Asia Cup’s Super-Four stage.

Shami was dominant all year long, claiming 4 fifers, whereas his greatest figures have been seven for 57 in opposition to New Zealand through the World Cup semi-final in Mumbai.

ICC’s ODI Team of the Year: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Travis Head, Virat Kohli, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klassen (WK), Marco Jansen, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami