Babar Azam on Monday was the only Pakistani player in the Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 squad of the tournament named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as Mohammad Rizwan, the third-highest run-scorer and missed out on scoring at an average of 70.25. Runs per innings.
The closest to any other Pakistan cricketer to make the eleven was Shaheen Afridi, who was named as the 12th player.
“After 45 matches and countless incredible performances, the Most Valuable Team of the Tournament has been selected,” the ICC said in a statement a day after Australia. won They won the title by defeating New Zealand in the final.
Players from six teams – Australia, runners-up New Zealand, semi-finalists Pakistan and England as well as Sri Lanka and South Africa – have been named in the tournament’s 20 World Cup Most Valuable Team. However, no player from the Indian team was included in the team.
The squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is:
1- David Warner (Australia) – 289 runs at 48.16 2- Jos Buttler (WK) (England) – 269 runs at 89.66 3- Babar Azam (Captain) (Pakistan) – 303 runs at 60.60 4- Charith Aslanka (Sri Lanka) – 231 runs at 46.20 5- Aiden Markram (South Africa) – 162 runs at 54.00 6 – Moeen Ali (England) – 92 runs at a strike rate of 131.42, 7 for 11 7- Vanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) – 16 wickets 9.75 8- Adam Zampa (Australia) – 13 wickets at 12.07 9- Josh Hazlewood (Australia) – 11 wickets at 15.90 10- Trent Boult (New Zealand) – 13 wickets at 13.30 11- Enrique Nortje (South Africa) – nine wickets at 11.55
12th – Shaheen Shah Afridi – Seven wickets at 24.14′
The selection panel included commentators Ian Bishop, Natalie Germanos and Shane Watson, along with some journalists.
“As with any team selection, there will be differing opinions, and there will be strong discussions on the final composition of the team,” Bishop said. “The panel respects this, and we encourage the strong debate that will lead to it.
“It was incredibly difficult for this team to get selected in such a highly competitive tournament.” He underlined that the selections were mainly based on Super 12 post-finals.
“As a panel we felt that the combination of runs plus strike rate plus match impact is the deciding factor for the batsmen. We tried to pick players as close to their starting team positions as possible. This intention has always been a reality. No, as some compromise had to be made.”
Bishop revealed that the top three in the order were so excellent that “we couldn’t leave any of them out.
Notable absentees include Mohammad Rizwan who was outstanding and courageous in his performance. However, we could not fit him into the team too far from the starting position where he is most suitable and successful, nor ahead of the people selected.”
He added that the panel also saw the impressive young talent of Charith Aslanka and Aiden Markram in this tournament as a real bonus for the team and their countries.
“Moeen Ali was chosen as the utility all-rounder who could be applied with the bat to various match situations and innings requirements. He offered more than enough bowling options.”
Panel impressed by Shaheen Shah Afridi
For the selection of bowlers, Bishop said that three fast bowlers who performed excellently [in the tournament] And two “excellent” leg-spinners Hasaranga and Zampa were picked for the team.
“The panel was impressed by Shaheen Shah Afridi’s bowling at the age of 21 and we felt compelled to include him as an alternate player in the 12-player squad,” he added.
“As players of the tournament, either Babar Azam, Jos Buttler and Adam Zampa would make a compelling case. In the end, David Warner’s influence on the tournament and in the knockout stage turned the panel in his favor,” explained Panelist.
‘The figures speak for themselves for Babur’
Justifying the selection of Babar Azam to lead the T20 side of the tournament, the ICC said that Azam’s numbers speak for itself: 303 runs in six matches, an average of 60.60, four half-centuries.
“Babar Azam’s T20 World Cup performance was remarkable. The fact that it was the Pakistan captain’s first T20 World Cup makes his numbers even more astonishing, and he is comfortably the highest run-scorer in World Cup history. Players. Broke the previous record held by Pakistan’s batting consultant Matthew Hayden in the competition.
It said Babar equaled Hayden and Virat Kohli with another record in which he equaled his all-time best in a World Cup with his four fifties.
The 27-year-old outlined why he is at the top of the ICC T20I rankings with the bat, and as per the ICC, he has years and many tournaments to set to set more records.
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