No Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Named Captain As Cricket Australia Picks Team Of World Cup
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Virat Kohli was named the captain of the Cricket World Cup 2023 Team of the Tournament after the league stage of the campaign. A total of 4 Indians made the cut.
The Cricket World Cup 2023 league stage is over, with India, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand qualifying for the semi-finals. Among the 10 teams who participated in the tournament, India were the only ones to have not lost a single match. As Cricket Australia picked the 'team of the tournament' following the league stage of the campaign, Indian stars understandably dominated. Virat Kohli was named the 'captain' of the team as the likes of Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja joined him in the 12-member team.
India, so far in the tournament, have put in an all-round show, with every single player contributing towards the team's goal of lifting the title. South Africa and Australia lost 2 matches each in the league campaign while New Zealand won 5 of their 9 matches.
Quinton de Kock (South Africa):In 9 matches, De Kock has 591 runs to his name at an average of 65.67. He struck at the rate of 109.2 while scoring 4 centuries in the tournament. His highest score was 174
David Warner (Australia):The opening batter struck 499 run in 9 matches at an average of 55.44 and a strike-rate of 105.5. He scored 2 hundred and 2 fifties in the tournament, with his highest being 163
