ISLAMABAD: No Pakistanis made the cut as players from four different nations were named in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Team of the Tournament, according to a list published on the ICC website.
Champions India provide six players, including captain Rohit Sharma, who will captain the team, and Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah. Three players from Afghanistan make the cut following a breakthrough run to the semifinals.
The selection panel consisted of commentators Harsha Bhogle, Ian Bishop and Kass Naidoo and ICC General Manager of Cricket Wasim Khan.
“Sharma is joined at the top of the order by Afghanistan wicket-keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the only man to outscore the Indian opener,” the ICC said on its website.
“Rahmanullah made 281 runs as Afghanistan progressed to the semifinals for the first time in their history, making half-centuries in three matches. His 60 against Australia proved pivotal as Afghanistan progressed from the Super 8s.”
Pakistan fell to the tournament’s biggest upset when the United States, a tier-two member of the game, beat the 2009 champions via Super Over. Defeat by arch-rivals India then left Babar Azam’s side with a mountain to climb to advance to the Super Eight round, which it did not.
The team of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 (in batting order) is:
Rohit Sharma (captain) — India
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper) — Afghanistan
Nicholas Pooran – West Indies
Suryakumar Yadav — India
Marcus Stoinis — Australia
Hardik Pandya — India
Axar Patel — India
Rashid Khan — Afghanistan
Jasprit Bumrah — India
Arshdeep Singha — India
Fazalhaq Farooqi – Afghanistan
Runners-up South Africa provide the 12th man in the team, with Anrich Nortje having been outstanding for the Proteas. He took 15 wickets at an average of 13.40 and an economy rate under six.
