DUBAI – The International Cricket Council has announced the Team of Champions for year 2017, making Sarfraz Ahmed the captain.
Another three Pakistani players – fast bowlers Hassan Ali and Junaid Khan, and opening batsman Fakhar Zaman – have also made it to the list of ICC Team of Champions.
The squad also includes three Indians – Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar – three Englishmen – Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Adil Rashid – and one Bangladeshi, with Kane Williamson of New Zealand as the 12th man.
The announcement comes a day after Pakistan outplayed India in the high octane final match of Champions Trophy at Oval, London, on Sunday.
The team lineup, in batting order, includes:
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Shikhar Dhawan (India) (338 runs)
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Fakhar Zaman (Pakistan) (252 runs)
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Tamim Iqbal (Bangladesh) (293 runs)
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Virat Kohli (India) (258 runs)
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Joe Root (England) (258 runs)
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Ben Stokes (England) (184 runs and three wickets)
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Sarfraz Ahmed (Pakistan) (captain) (wicketkeeper) (76 runs and nine dismissals)
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Adil Rashid (England) (seven wickets)
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Junaid Khan (Pakistan) (eight wickets)
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar (India) (seven wickets)
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Hassan Ali (Pakistan) (13 wickets)
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Kane Williamson (New Zealand) (12th) (244 runs)
