{"id":14649,"date":"2012-09-15T04:28:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T02:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/09\/cricket-asian-players-dominate-icc-one-day-team-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2012-09-15T04:28:48","modified_gmt":"2012-09-15T02:28:48","slug":"cricket-asian-players-dominate-icc-one-day-team-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/cricket-asian-players-dominate-icc-one-day-team-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Cricket-Asian players dominate ICC one-day team of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COLOMBO, Sept 14<\/span> (Reuters) – Seven Asian players including
\nIndia captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka’s
\nwicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara were selected in the
\nInternational Cricket Council’s one-day team of the year on
\nFriday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dhoni, who was included in the team for a fifth year in
\nsuccession, was named captain.<\/p>\n

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India’s Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir, Sri Lankan fast
\nbowler Lasith Malinga, Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal and all
\nrounder Shahid Afridi were also named in the team.<\/p>\n

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England captain Alastair Cook and paceman Steven Finn,
\nAustralian skipper Michael Clarke and South African fast bowler
\nMorne Morkel completed the line-up.<\/p>\n

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“This team, along with the test team of the year was
\nextremely difficult to decide upon, but we feel the side has
\nstrength to bat well down the order while also having a good
\nvariety for any type of conditions when it comes to its bowling
\nattack,” former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd, the chairman of
\nthe ICC Awards selection panel, said.<\/p>\n

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“With six countries represented and a vast expanse of talent
\nthe team would be a challenge to beat for any number of
\nopposition sides.”<\/p>\n

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ICC one-day team of the Year (in batting order): Gautam
\nGambhir (India), Alastair Cook (England), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri
\nLanka), Virat Kohli (India), Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India,
\nwicketkeeper\/captain), Michael Clarke (Australia), Shahid Afridi
\n(Pakistan), Morne Morkel (South Africa), Steven Finn (England),
\nLasith Malinga (Sri Lanka), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan).
\n12th Man – Shane Watson (Australia) <\/p>\n

(Reporting by Shihar Aneez, editing by Pritha Sarkar)<\/p>\n

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