World Cup XI

[gettingbetter]

Now that it is over (and I haven't seen a thread):

1. Guptill
2. Dhawan
3. Sangakarra
4. Steve Smith
5. AB de Villiers
6. Anderson
7. McCullum
8. Starc
9. Morkel
10. Boult
11. Tahir

 

[TNT]

Now that it is over (and I haven't seen a thread):

1. Guptill
2. Dhawan
3. Sangakarra
4. Steve Smith
5. AB de Villiers
6. Anderson
7. McCullum
8. Starc
9. Morkel
10. Boult
11. Tahir

Warner in front of Dhawan and Maxwell in front of McCullum.

 

[Antihippy]

No way should warner be featured in the best XI. He only reached 50 once in the entire tournament and that was the game against afghanistan.

 

[TNT]

No way should warner be featured in the best XI. He only reached 50 once in the entire tournament and that was the game against afghanistan.

Averaged 50 @120, news flash you have to beat all teams to win the WC.

 

[Frost]

Averaged 50 @120, news flash you have to beat all teams to win the WC.

what? No u don't

 

[Chewie]

ICC announces Team of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 | Cricket World Cup News

Brendon McCullum (New Zealand (captain)

Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) (wicketkeeper)

Steven Smith (Australia)

AB de Villiers (South Africa)

Glenn Maxwell (Australia)

Corey Anderson (New Zealand)

Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)

Mitchell Starc (Australia)

Trent Boult (New Zealand)

Morne Morkel (South Africa)

Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) (12th man)

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Dunno if Vettori was a better spinner than Tahir, though he is a much better batsman.

 

[dfrinku]

Dunno if Vettori was a better spinner than Tahir, though he is a much better batsman.

And fielder.

 

[dfrinku]

And fielder.

And bloke.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Now that it is over (and I haven't seen a thread):

1. Guptill
2. Dhawan
3. Sangakarra
4. Steve Smith
5. AB de Villiers
6. Anderson
7. McCullum
8. Starc
9. Morkel
10. Boult
11. Tahir

Drop Dhawan for Mahmudullah and open with McCullum.

 

[morgieb]

I'd probs go with the official one, boringly enough.

 

[Spark]

Averaged 50 @120, news flash you have to beat all teams to win the WC.

if you just want to pick the australian final xi just say it so we can ignore it and save time

 

[ankitj]

Martin Guptil
Shikhar Dhawan
Kumar Sangakkara +
Steven Smith
AB deVilliers *
Glenn Maxwell
Correy Anderson
Daniel Vettori
Mitchell Starc
Trent Boult
Wahab Riaz

That's just player changed from ESPNCricinfo's XI

NZ 5, Australia 4 in our World Cup team | Cricket | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[Daemon]

ICC's got the correct one.

Unless people still want to argue Southee > Morkel..

 

[Sarun]

I will pick these XI + 4:

M Guptill (NZ)
S Dhawan (IND)
K Sangakkara (SL)
Brendan Taylor (ZIM) [VC] [WK]
AB De Villiers (SA) [C]
G Maxwell (AUS)
C Anderson (NZ)
D Vettori (NZ)
M Starc (AUS)
T Boult (NZ)
M Morkel (SA)

Bench: S Smith (AUS), Mahmudullah (BAN), Imran Tahir (PAK), W Riaz (PAK)