Babar Azam named captain of 2021 ICC MVP Team of the Tournament

 Indian Players Ignored, Babar Azam named captain of ICC's 2021 Most Valuable Team of the Tournament.




The International Cricket Council (ICC) has released theofficial Men’s T20 World Cup Upstox Most Valuable Team of the Tournament and to the delight of many Pakistanis around the globe, Babar Azam has been selected as its skipper.


Cricketers from six different teams were named in the Most Valuable Team of the Tournament.


Cricketers from the World Cup-winning Australia, runners-up New Zealand, semi-finalists England and Pakistan as well as Sri Lanka and South Africa have been featured in the line-up.


From Australia, Player of the Tournament David Warner, leg-spinner Adam Zampa and seamer Josh Hazlewood all make the cut.


Notably, the team of the tournament does not mention any Indian cricketer at all.


Pakistan's left-handed destructive fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi has been selected as the 12th man of the squad.


 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021: Team of the Tournament.


The team of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 (in batting order) is:


David Warner (Australia) – 289 runs at 48.16

Jos Buttler (wk) (England) – 269 runs at 89.66, five dismissals

Babar Azam (Captain, Pakistan) – 303 runs at 60.60

Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka) – 231 runs at 46.20

Aiden Markram (South Africa) – 162 runs at 54.00

Moeen Ali (England) – 92 runs at strike rate of 131.42, seven wickets at 11

Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – 16 wickets at 9.75

Adam Zampa (Australia) – 13 wickets at 12.07

Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 11 wickets at 15.90

Trent Boult (New Zealand) – 13 wickets at 13.30

Anrich Nortje (South Africa) – nine wickets at 11.55




12th: Shaheen Afridi – seven wickets at 24.1.


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