ICC has announced the best ODI team of the year 2024 in which the players who performed best last year have got a chance. The surprising thing is that no player from India, Australia or South Africa has got a place in it. Maximum 4 players from Sri Lanka have been included in ICC’s best ODI team. Three players from Pakistan have been kept in the playing eleven. Three players from Afghanistan and one from West Indies have been successful in making a place in this team.
ICC’s best ODI team 2024
Sam Ayub and Rahmanullah Gurbaz have been selected as openers in ICC’s best playing eleven. Pathum Nissanka has been placed at number 3 and Kusal Mendis has been placed at number 4. Mendis has also been selected as wicketkeeper. Sri Lankan captain Charith Asalanka is also included in the team and he has been made the captain of ICC’s best ODI team. After this, Sherfane Rutherford of West Indies is also included in the team. Azmatullah Omarzai of Afghanistan and Wanendu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka are in the team as all-rounders. Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf have been given place in fast bowling. Afghanistan’s young spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar also managed to make a place in the ICC ODI team.
Presenting the ICC Mens ODI Team of the Year 2024 featuring the finest players from around the world pic.twitter.com/ic4BSXlXCc
— ICC (@ICC) January 24, 2025
ICC Men’s ODI Team (2024): Sam Ayyub, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charit Asalanka, Sherfane Rutherford, Azmatullah Omarzai, Wanendu Hasaranga, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar.
Why did the players of India and Australia not get a place?
Let us now tell you why players of teams like India, Australia, South Africa did not get a place in the playing eleven of ICC’s best ODI team? Actually, India played only 3 ODI matches in 2024. That series was also against Sri Lanka in which Team India lost 0-2 and one match was tied. Australia played 12 ODI matches and different players from its team also got a chance. Actually, T20 World Cup was held in 2024 and big teams focused their entire focus on T20 format only. Their big players played more T20 matches, which is why players from Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Afghanistan were seen ruling the ODI format in 2024. All these three teams had played many ODI matches last year.
Comments are closed.