After Australia’s big win in the finals of Cricket World Cup, ICC, the next day announced the team of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 with Brendon McCullum as its captain.
Inclusion of no Indian player in the team has become a subject of debate. Despite Mohammed Shami’s amazing performance in the tournament, he was not included in the team.
The same goes with Umesh Yadav and Sikhar Dhawan.
However, West Indian Cricket legend Brian Lara, in his World Cup XI, included 3 Indian players.
Let us take a look at the ICC World Cup XI.
International Cricket Council
1. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) (captain)
2. Martin Guptill (New Zealand)
3. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) (wicketkeeper)
4. Steven Smith (Australia)
5. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
6. Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
7. Corey Anderson (New Zealand)
8. Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
9. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
10. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
11. Morne Morkel (South Africa)
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) (12th man)
Now let us take a look at Brian Lara’s World Cup XI
Brian Lara
1. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
2. Shikhar Dhawan (India)
3. Virat Kohli (India)
4. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
5. AB de Villiers (South Africa)
6. Steven Smith (Australia)
7. Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
8. Mitchell Starc (Australia)
9. Mohammed Shami (India)
10. Trent Boult (New Zealand)
11. Imran Tahir (South Africa)
The absence of Indian players from the ICC World Cup XI has become a matter of great concern all over the nation but getting in Brian Lara’s World Cup XI is not easy at all!
So what do you think? Is ICC’s team better or the inclusion of 3 Indian players makes Lara’s team a special one?
