Dhoni to Lead Team of the Tournament as Four Indians Make the Cut




A special jury - consisting of ICC umpire Marais Erasmus, former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, ex-England captain Nasser Hussain, former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop and Bangladesh's senior cricket correspondent Utpal Shuvro - decided on the team and was chaired by David Boon, ICC match referee.



The Bangladesh conditions and the recent form of players were taken into consideration before selection. Four players from India made the cut as two each from South Africa and West Indies also made it to the team, while Australia, Netherlands and Sri Lanka have one representative each. It was surprising to see that despite winning the tournament, there was only one player picked from Sri Lanka, in the form of the unavoidable Lasith Malinga.



"It was a very difficult task for the panel to pick a team of 11 from the exciting players who featured in this tournament," Boon said in the ICC media release. "As the selection criteria for the team of the tournament are the performances of players in the conditions during the ICC World Twenty20 2014, some of the best players in world cricket had to be left out of the team.




Team of the Tournament:




Rohit Sharma (India) - 200 runs



Stephan Myburgh (Netherlands) - 224 runs



Virat Kohli (India) - 319 runs



JP Duminy (South Africa) - 187 runs



Glenn Maxwell (Australia) - 147 runs



MS Dhoni (India - captain, wicketkeeper) - 50 runs, six dismissals



Darren Sammy (West Indies) - 101 runs



Ravichandran Ashwin (India) - 11 wickets



Dale Steyn (South Africa) - 9 wickets



Samuel Badree (West Indies) - 11 wickets



Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) - 5 wickets



12th man: Krishmar Santokie (West Indies) - 8 wickets



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