DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) Monday announced the Champions Trophy 2025 team in the tournament without any Pakistani cricketer who came to the Mitchell Santner-led side.
According to a press release issued by the cricket-gossing body, five players from India, the winner of the Eight-Team Tournament, have been selected for the team in the tournament after beating New Zealand in a vibrant final.
Four members of the Black Caps team made the team, including the player of the Rachin Ravindra tournament, and Mitchell Santner was appointed captain.
Two Afghanistan players also made the clip after the Asian nation won its first ICC men’s masters Trophy match in their debut appearance.
At the top of the order, Ravindra was an expected choice after he scored two centuries and topped the running charts with 263.
His bank at 112 against Bangladesh was instrumental in seeing New Zealand across the line, and his 108 in the semi -finals against South Africa showed he is dangerous wherever he bats.
He gets together with Ibrahim Zadran at the top of the order. The 23-year-old Afghan left more than his mark on the tournament and scored a brilliant match-winning bank of 177-the-highest ever Champions Trophy-Score-Mod England in the group stage.
India’s Virat Kohli Slots in number three after he finished in fifth place in the run-scored charts with 218 an average of 54.50.
Kohli made a memorable undefeated century in his side’s group-phase victory over Pakistan and a decisive 84 in the success of the semi-final over world champions Australia.
Teammates Shreyas Iyer and Kl Rahul join him in the middle order after impressive tournaments.
Iyer was India’s top run scorer, with two half-century, who helped him to 243 races in total, while Rahul ended with an average of 140 thanks to unbeaten banks of 42 and 34 respectively in the semi-finals and last.
New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips is selected at number six after a brilliant performance with bats and in the field.
His diving of one-handed catch to reject Shubman Gill in the final was one of three iconic roofs over the tournament, while the 28-year-old scored half a century against Pakistan and took two wickets against South Africa in the semi-finals to go with an unbeaten 49.
Azmatullah Omarzai is the second Afghan named in the team. The fast bowling all -rounder had a fantastic tournament with both bats and ball and ended with seven wickets of 20 and 126 races at 42.00.
Santner has been appointed team captain after completing the tournament with nine wickets the common second most-but even more importantly picked them up at crucial times.
His ability to take potential game -changing wickets was clear in the final. With the help of a sublime Phillips catch, he removed Shubman Gill and followed it up with the Wicket of Iyer.
India’s Mohammed Shami caps a successful return from an injury by being selected after completing nine wickets.
Unfortunately, Matt Henry missed the final due to a shoulder injury he picked up in New Zealand’s semi-final victory over South Africa, but he still ended as the tournament’s leading wicket-taker with 10 of 16.70.
The team is completed by Varun Chakravarthy, who took nine wickets in only three games.
He bowled his full award in all three matches he played, and never went for more than 49. India’s Axar Patel was chosen as 12. Man.
The selection panel consisted of commentators and former international players Ian Bishop, Simon Doull and Aaron Finch, Hindustan Times -journalist Rasesh Mandani and ICC General Manager -Events and Business Communication, Gaurav Saxena.
Temm of tourment:
- Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
- Ibrahim Zadran (Afghanistan)
- Virat Kohli (India)
- Shreyas Iyer (India)
- KL RAHUL (WK) (India)
- Glenn Phillips (New Zealand)
- Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan)
- Mitchell Santner (CAPT) (New Zealand)
- Mohammad Shami (India)
- Matt Henry (New Zealand)
- Varun Chakravarthy (India)
- Axar Patel (India)
