Shadab & Shaheen Named to ICC T20 WC 2022 Most Valuable Team

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Islamabad: Pakistan vice-captain Shadab Khan and Pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi have been named in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

According to a press release, players from five other teams, in addition to the Pakistani duo, have been named in the Upstox Most Valuable Team of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022.

The dazzling line-up includes stars from the winners England, the runners-up Pakistan, the semi-finalists India and New Zealand, as well as Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Jos Buttler, England’s captain, opening batsman and wicketkeeper, Alex Hales, and seamer Sam Curran all made the team after guiding their team to a second ICC T20 World Cup title.

There are also spots for Glenn Phillips of New Zealand, India talisman ViratKohli, the tournament’s leading run-scorer Shaheen Afridi and Zimbabwe’s SikandarRaza in the line-up.

The side was pulled together by a selection panel featuring commentators, former international players and journalists Ian Bishop (Convener), Mel Jones (both commentators), ShivnarineChanderpaul (ICC Hall of Famer), ParthaBhaduri (Journalist, The Times of India), Wasim Khan (ICC General Manager of Cricket).

Most Valuable Team of the Tournament

Returning opener Alex Hales had two outstanding innings during the competition, including an unbeaten 86 from 47 deliveries in the semi-final against India. Hales also concluded the T20 World Cup as England’s second-highest run-scorer. Throughout the game, the top-order batter amassed 212 runs at an exceptional average and strike rate of 42.40 and 147.22, respectively.

The Indian batter finished as the highest run-scorer in the tournament. He averaged 98.66 runs while scoring 296 runs. In the Super 12, the star batter scored 82 against Pakistan while hitting four fifties scores.

Phillips of New Zealand and ace of Zimbabwe Raza are ranked No. 5 and No. 6, with Phillips’ incredible century – one of just two in the competition. He finished with 201 runs at an average of 40.20 after another 62-run innings against England, while Raza’s 219 runs and 10 wickets served as crucial bats and balls for Zimbabwe.

Pakistan all-rounder Shadab, who claimed a remarkable 11 wickets at a meagre 15.00 average, completes the middle order. The talented leg-spinner recorded three-wicket hauls against the Netherlands and Zimbabwe, and his four combined wickets against South Africa and Bangladesh helped him establish himself as one of the competition’s most significant slow bowlers.

After a string of mesmerising bowling performances, England’s star Curran was named Player of the Tournament. Curran and Nortje are positioned at Nos. 8 and 9, respectively.

The South African pace ace Nortje, who finished with a tournament-best average of just 8.54, was another bowler who shone. He served as a crucial weapon in the team’s arsenal.

Fellow speed bowlers Wood and Afridi, who each took nine and 11 wickets for England and Pakistan, completed rounding off the side at positions 10 and 11.