T20 World Cup 2024: Six Indian players included in ICC's team of the tournament

After Team India won the T20 World Cup 2024 Rohit Sharma and five other players were included in the team of the tournament which was named by the International Cricket CouncilICC have announced the team of the tournament for the Mens T20 World Cup 2024 the ICC statedAfter Indias stupendous show in the T20 World Cup 2024 six Indian players have been included in the team of the tournamentRohit Sharma scored 257 runs at a strike rate of 1567 and smashed three fifties after playing all the matches of the tournament Rohit embraced Indias new approach in T20Is and showed the way with his brilliant ball striking The India skipper showed consistency as well while maintaining a brilliant strikerateAfghanistans Rahmanullah Gurbaz forged an impressive opening partnership scoring 446 runs as a pair including threecentury stands The Afghan opener shone with exceptional knocks against Uganda 76 New Zealand 80 Australia 60 and Bangladesh 43West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran made 228 runs in the tournament scoring at a strike rate of 14616 Pooran finished as the sixthhighest rungetter despite his highrisk battingAlso ReadRCB appoints Dinesh Karthik as batting coach mentorWith two halfcenturies and a vital 47 in the semifinal against England Suryakumar Yadav had a good tournament from the middle order despite playing on some difficult batting wickets He made his presence felt in both the knockout games first with a crucial 47 with the team in trouble in the semifinal against England and then with one of the best catches the tournament has ever witnessed in a crucial moment in the finalAustralia allrounder Marcus Stoinis was the Aussies xfactor player in the T20 World Cup 2024 standing out with exceptional knocks against Oman and Scotland In the game against Oman he also delivered a crunch performance with the ball taking 319Star Indian allrounder Hardik Pandya also secured his place in the team He showcased his skills with the ball and also played impactful cameos with the willow His most important contribution came in the finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 when he stopped the dangerouslooking Heinrich KlaasenAxar Patels adaptability to different roles proved to be critical in Indias T20 World Cup 2024 run In the final match against South Africa when he was promoted up in the batting order Axar played an important knock of 47 runs which helped Virat Kohli to settleAfghanistan skipper Rashid Khan led the Afghan squad stupendously producing impressive performances with the ball as the team created history with a semifinal entry Rashid took 14 wickets in the tournament bowling at a brilliant economy rate of 617The Player of the Tournament Jasprit Bumrah was unstoppable in the T20 World Cup 2024 More than the 15 wickets he took his impact in restricting the scoring rate of teams made Bumrah Indias most important player right through the tournament His economy rate of 417 is the best ever by any bowler in a single edition of the mens T20 World CupArshdeep Singh finished as the jointhighest wickettaker in the tournament with 17 wickets in eight matches The leftarm fast bowler was the perfect foil for Jasprit Bumrah with the ball and shone with his early Powerplay spellsThe jointleading wickettaker in the tournament Farooqi played a major role in guiding Afghanistan to a historic first semifinal appearance His 17 wickets came at a brilliant economy rate of 631Team of the tournament Rohit Sharma Rahmanullah Gurbaz Nicholas Pooran Suryakumar Yadav Marcus Stoinis Hardik Pandya Axar Patel Rashid Khan Jasprit Bumrah Arshdeep Singh Fazalhaq Farooqi12th man Anrich NortjeWith ANI Inputs