Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed becomes captain of ICC Team of Champions 2017

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)