Sachin, Yuvraj, Zaheer selected in Team of the Tournament
April 3rd, 2011 - 8:22 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 3 (IANS) India’s Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan have found a place in the 2011 cricket World Cup Team of the Tournament.
World Cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, however, does not feature in the team, chosen by a select group of experts.
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara leads the team that has four players from his country and three from India while players from South Africa, Australia, Pakistan and New Zealand also figure in the 12-man squad.
Yuvraj was Saturday declared the Player of the Tournament for his 362 runs and 15 wickets while Tendulkar (482) is second in the list of leading scorers.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 Team of the Tournament (in batting order):
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, wicketkeeper/captain)
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Yuvraj Singh (India)
Shane Watson (Australia)
Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
Zaheer Khan (India)
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)
12th man: Tim Southee (New Zealand)
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