http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625’s ODI Team of the Year announced, Dhoni named as captain – Cricket News Update
Indian skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028, has been named the captain of ICC’s ODI Team of the Year, which is further dominated by sub-continent players including Virat Kohli and Shahid Afridi.
The is the fifth time Dhoni has made to the team after scoring 859 runs at a staggering average of 78.09 during the assessment period between August 4, 2011 to August 6, 2012. The other countrymen include opener Gautam Gambhir and the inform Virat Kohli, who registered eight tons during the same period including a career-best 183 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The batting slots were completed by Englishman, Alastair Cook, Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara, and Austtralia’s Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013.
The team has been announced just before the annual ICC award’s to be held in Colombo today. Earlier ICC named the Test Team of the Year, which already had the likes Cook, Ajmal, Sangakkara and Clarke.
A five-man panel led by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clare-Joanne-Connor-c51086, the English Women’s team captain.
"This team, along with the Test Team of the Year was extremely difficult to decide upon. We feel the side has strength to bat well down the order, while also having a good variety for any type of conditions when it comes to its bowling attack," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DA-Warner-c1301 said.
"It's pleasing to include for the first time the likes of Virat Kohli of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, Saeed Ajmal of Pakistan and Steven Finn of England - none of whom have appeared in an ICC ODI Team of the Year before," the chairman of the selection panel added.
Dave http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Richardson-c85395, ICC’s chief executive said, "I think we can safely say that this is one of the strongest ODI Team of the Year selections ever in the awards history."
ODI Team of the Year -
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Watson-c2558 (12th man)
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