ICC World Cup 2023 Team Of The Tournament: Rohit Sharma Named Captain As 6 Indian Players Feature In The Team

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Team India may have not won the ODI World Cup trophy, but their dominant showing of an unbeaten run until the semi-final has seen six players from the country find their name in the ICC Team of the Tournament for ICC World Cup 2023.

After going on an invincible run of 10 wins, Rohit Sharma's side fell in the final hurdle to Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19).

A day after the title clash, ICC revealed the team of the tournament, which is captained by Rohit and also includes his five teammates. Two players from the World Cup-winning Australian team also found their place in the 12-member list released by the ICC on Monday (November 20).

ICC Team of the Tournament for ICC World Cup 2023

Rohit Sharma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Daryl Mitchell, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Glenn Maxwell, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami, Dilshan Madushanka.

While India and Australia make up eight players in the 12, South Africa also had 2 players and there was one player each from New Zealand and Sri Lanka in the team of the tournament.

The list includes two wicketkeeping options, two specialist batters, three all-rounders, and four specialist bowlers. Here is a look at their performance in the World Cup 2023 and why they were included in the team of the tournament:

1. Quinton de Kock (South Africa) (wicketkeeper): South Africa's opener was in breath-taking form during the group stage, scoring four centuries, including an enormous 174 against Bangladesh at the Wankhede Stadium.

De Kock, who is the number one wicketkeeping choice, scored 594 runs at a strike rate of 107.02 across the tournament, with only Indian pair Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli scoring more.

2. Rohit Sharma (India) (captain): The India captain and opener scored 597 runs, with only his teammate Virat Kohli scoring more. Rohit's tally is the seventh-highest ever at a men's Cricket World Cup, 51 runs short of his own best effort at the 2019 tournament in England.

The nature of the opener's runs was even more crucial than their volume, with his strike-rate of 125.94 being the highest of any top-four batter in the tournament. His fast starts helped India post challenging totals most times.

3. Virat Kohli (India): Kohli produced an all-time great run of form, scoring the most runs ever by an individual batter at a men's Cricket World Cup. His 765 surpassed the previous record held by Sachin Tendulkar (673 in 2003) and came at an average of 96.62.

Only twice out of 11 innings did Kohli not reach at least a half century. And his three hundreds in the tournament saw him reach 50 career ODI tons, overtaking Tendulkar for the most in the history of the format.

4. Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand): New Zealand's run to the semi-finals was built on the back of a mountain of runs, and Mitchell played a big part in that. scoring 552 runs in nine innings at an average of 69 and strike-rate of 111.06. He smashed two hundreds with both coming against India.

5. KL Rahul (India): The batter, who looked impressive behind the stumps for most part of the tournament, was a model of consistency for his side throughout the world Cup as he amassed a decent total of 452 runs, impressing mainly during the middle overs.

He scored his tournament best 102 against the Netherlands in Bengaluru and contributed an even better innings of 97* against Australia at the start of the event. The 31-year-old finished the World Cup with a superb average of 75.33, which was the third best overall for any batter during the tournament.

6. Glenn Maxwell (Australia): The Big Show provided two all-time moments with the bat. His century against the Netherlands was the fastest ever seen at a Cricket World Cup, coming off just 40 balls. But his effort against Afghanistan was even more extraordinary.

With Australia requiring 292 and slipping to 91/7, Maxwell produced arguably the greatest individual innings of all-time, scoring 201* from 128 balls as he battled Afghanistan's spinners and cramps to get his team across the line.

7. Ravindra Jadeja (India): India's spin-bowling all-rounder played a crucial role for his team, taking key wickets throughout the middle overs and consistently turning the screw.

His economy rate was among the best in the tournament, going for 4.25 per over as he brilliantly backed up the new-ball attack. With the bat he played an important role at number seven too, scoring 120 runs in his five appearances in the middle.

8. Jasprit Bumrah (India): The leader of India's attack, Bumrah was relentless in his excellence. While being a threat in all sections of the innings, it was Bumrah's new-ball brilliance that made the biggest impact for his team. He finished with the best economy rate of 4.06 to go along with his 20 wickets.

9. Dilshan Madushanka (Sri Lanka): Sri Lanka's left-arm speedster Dilshan Madushanka was a revelation. His 21 wickets put him firmly in the tournament's top five wicket-takers, and he was a relentless threat with the new ball.

10. Adam Zampa (Australia): Australia's leading wicket-taker in the tournament, Adam Zampa equalled Muttiah Muralidaran for most wickets by a spinner in a single Men's Cricket World Cup.

His 23 wickets came at an average of 22.39, and he took three consecutive four-wicket hauls in the league stage, including a remarkable spell of 4/8 against the Netherlands. Only Mohammed Shami took more wickets in the tournament than the Aussie leg-spinner.

11. Mohammed Shami (India): The tournament's top wicket-taker, Shami was simply extraordinary for a team that he wasn't even a part of at the start of the campaign. Shami sat out his team's first four matches, but was remarkable from thereon in, taking 24 wickets at an average of just 10.70 and 5.26.

Only four players in the history of the men's game have taken more Cricket World Cup wickets than Shami's 55 - Lasith Malinga (56) Mitchell Starc (65), Muttiah Muralitharan (68) and Glenn McGrath (71).

12th Man - Gerald Coetzee (South Africa): South Africa needed a spark in their attack in the absence of Anrich Nortje, and found it in young Coetzee, who bowled with pace and threat throughout the campaign, taking 20 wickets across his eight matches. The 23-year-old finished with an average of 19.80 and economy of 6.23.