Rohit Sharma Named Captain as 6 Indians Make it to ICC's Team of the Tournament

Rohit Sharma was named the captain as the ICC announced the Team of the Tournament on Monday. As many as 6 Indians made it to the list along with a couple of Australians and one each from New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka.

KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah are among the six Indian stars selected alongside leading run scorers Kohli and Sharma, as well as leading wicket-taker Mohammed Shami. All-rounder Glenn Maxwell and spinner Adam Zampa are included after helping Australia to a record-extending sixth triumph.

The team of the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023 (in batting order) is:

Quinton de Kock (wk) (South Africa) – 594 runs at 59.40

Rohit Sharma (c) (India) – 597 runs at 54.27

Virat Kohli (India) – 765 runs at 95.62

Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand) – 552 runs at 69

KL Rahul (India) – 452 runs at 75.33

Glenn Maxwell (Australia) – 400 runs at 66.66 and six wickets at 55

Ravindra Jadeja (India) – 120 runs at 40 and 16 wickets at 24.87

Jasprit Bumrah (India) – 20 wickets at 18.65

Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka) – 21 wickets at 25

Adam Zampa (Australia) – 23 wickets at 22.39

Mohammed Shami (India) – 24 wickets at 10.70

12th player: Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) – 20 wickets at 19.80

Named in the Team of the Tournament for the second 50-over World Cup running, Rohit set the tone at the top of the order for India. The retiring Quinton de Kock partners him at the top of the order after signing off in style, making history in his final days as an ODI player.

Completing the top order is Kohli, who topped the run scoring charts just as he did in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 12 months ago. He hit a staggering 765 runs at an average of 95.62, shattering the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar, who amassed 673 runs during the 2003 edition.

Batting at No.4 is Mitchell, who hit two hundreds against India in his first maiden 50-over World Cup. India’s Rahul is at No.5 after chipping with several key knocks throughout the tournament as well as a hundred in a routine win over the Netherlands.

At No.6 is all-rounder Maxwell, who hit the winning runs in the final as Australia lifted their sixth crown. India’s Jadeja takes the second all-rounder spot after impressing with the ball

Bumrah is included for the second World Cup running after taking 20 wickets, two more than his tally in 2019. At No.9 is budding Sri Lankan superstar Madushanka, who announced himself onto the world stage with figures of five for 80 against India.

Zampa is at No.10 after taking 23 wickets and bamboozling the world’s best batters throughout the tournament. Completing the line-up is Shami, who recorded the best figures of any bowler in a World Cup knockout game after his seven-for in the semi-final success over New Zealand. And the 12th man is Gerald Coetzee, who was among the wickets in every match he played on his ICC tournament debut.

The selection panel

The selection panel consisted of Ian Bishop, Kass Naidoo, Shane Watson (Commentators), Wasim Khan (ICC General Manager, Cricket) and Sunil Vaidya (Journalist, Ahmedabad Mirror).