Tuesday 3 December 2013

Cricket: Cook lead test team while Dhoni in ODI

English Captain Alastair Cook and Indian Captain MS Dhoni have been named captains of the ICC's Test and ODI Teams of the Year. South African pacer Steyn was included in the Test line up for the sixth successive year, while Dhoni made the ODI side for the sixth consecutive year. Amla selected in Test squad for 4th consecutive year while Cook selected for 3rd consecutive year.
Performances from August 7, 2012 to August 25, 2013 were considered by a panel chaired by former India captain Anil Kumble, also the ICC cricket committee chairman.
ICC Test Team of the Year (in batting order)
Alastair Cook (capt), Cheteshwar Pujara, Hashim Amla, Michael Clarke, Michael Hussey, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (wk), Graeme Swann, Dale Steyn, James Anderson, Vernon Philander, R Ashwin (12th man)
ICC ODI Team of the Year (in batting order)
Tillakaratne Dilshan, Shikhar Dhawan, Hashim Amla, Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Saeed Ajmal, Mitchell Starc, James Anderson, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan (12th man)

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