Press Trust of India
Kolkata, April 4: Virat Kohli was named captain Monday of the ICC World Twenty20 XI, which also features veteran seamer Ashish Nehra. A select group of former cricketers and commentators picked up both the men’s and women’s teams for all conditions on the basis of the players’ performances in the World T20, which concluded here Sunday night with West Indies winning both the titles.
Kohli was adjudged man of the tournament for his sublime form during which he scored 273 runs with a staggering average of 136.50 and an equally astounding strike-rate of 146.77 with three 50 plus scores.
Nehra handed India an early breakthrough in almost every game. He took only five wickets but was economical in all five match.
Besides the two Indians, the men’s team also comprised four players from runners-up England, two from the West Indies and one each from Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand and South Africa. It also included a 12th man in Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh.
However, not a single Indian player was selected for the women’s team. Stefanie Taylor of the West Indies was nominated as the captain of the side.
The selection panel that chose ICC teams of the World T20 consisted of Geoff Allardice (ICC GM, cricket), Ian Bishop (West Indies) Nasser Hussain (England), Mel Jones (Australia), Sanjay Manjrekar (India) and Lisa Sthalekar (Australia).
Men’s World T20 XI: Jason Roy (England), Quinton de Kock (South Africa, wicket-keeper), Virat Kohli (India, captain), Joe Root (England), Jos Buttler (England), Shane Watson (Australia), Andre Russell (West Indies), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand), David Willey (England), Samuel Badree (West Indies), Ashish Nehra (India). Twelfth man –Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh).
