File photo of Indian players. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Sri Lanka broke a finals-losing jinx to lift a maiden World Twenty20 title on Sunday with a comfortable six-wicket victory over 2007 champions India.
However, only the blond-mopped Malinga, who led the side after Dinesh Chandimal opted to keep himself out of the starting lineup, made the ICC team named on Monday.
Four Indian players made the side, captained by wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with two from South Africa and West Indies, and one representative each from Australia and the Netherlands besides champions Sri Lanka.
"It was a very difficult task for the panel to pick a team of 11 from the exciting players who featured in this tournament," former Australia batsman David Boon, the chairman of the ICC selection panel, said in a statement.
"As the selection criteria for the team of the tournament are the performances of players in the conditions during the ICC World Twenty20 2014, some of the best players in world cricket had to be left out of the team.
"Bowlers, in particular, performed strongly throughout this tournament and the side we have selected includes three of the most impressive bowlers in Dale Steyn, Samuel Badree and Lasith Malinga."
Team:
Rohit Sharma (India), Stephan Myburgh (Netherlands), Virat Kohli (India), JP Duminy (South Africa), Glenn Maxwell (Australia), MS Dhoni (India - captain), Darren Sammy (West Indies), Ravichandran Ashwin (India), Dale Steyn (South Africa), Samuel Badree (West Indies), Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). 12th player: Krishmar Santokie (West Indies).
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@zee: really, things have changed so much that dutch are there but pakistanis are not
What has Dhoni done to be in the team let alone Captain. In total, he batted 3 times in tournament with no notable contributions. Mishra should have gotten the chance above Ashwin. 12th player should have been Umar Akmal and a backup keeper.
The current Indian squad is one of the best in Indian history as a 'team' - each one is a winner! We need to learn a lot in developing the required infrastructure. Nothing happens by wishes only; there are prerequisite to be a winning team.
Forget about ICC team of the tournament not including any Pakistani players. If an impartial committee picks up the best T-20 site in Pakistan comprising of all Pakistani players, a majority of current Pakistani T-20 players would not make even that list.
@zee They may not be performing as a team but there exist some outstanding players
@AZ: Buddy, they need to perform first. Pak Players are not good cricketers.
Based on current performance, no Pakistani player deserved to be in the squad.
This truly shows merit.
Good joke
No Pakistani in the team. The Biseness towards Pakistan never ends.