Rohit-Kohli not in ICC Test Team of the Year

Rohit-Kohli not in ICC Test Team of the Year

Pat Cummins made captain, a place for 2 Indian cricketers

Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not got a place in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year-2023. The names of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are in the team released on Tuesday. The International Cricket Council has made Australian captain Pat Cummins the captain of this team.

5 players from Australia, 2 each from India and England and one each from New Zealand and Sri Lanka have got a chance in the team.

Most players from Australia included

Apart from captain Cummins, the names of Travis Head, who scored a century in the WTC final, opener Usman Khawaja, wicketkeeper Alex Carey and fast bowler Mitchell Starc are included in the list.

Usman Khawaja (Australia)

Usman Khawaja has been in excellent form since his return in January 2022. He made it to the Men's Test Team of the Year for the second consecutive time. The Australian opener was the only batsman to score more than 1000 runs in Tests in 2023, scoring 1210 runs in 13 matches at an average of 52.60, which included 6 centuries and 6 half-centuries.

Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka)

Despite playing just six matches in the year, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne has cemented his place in the team with memorable performances in Tests throughout 2023, scoring 608 runs at an average of 60.8. Karunaratne scored 207 runs with three fifties in four innings in the overseas series against New Zealand, the most by a Sri Lankan batsman on the tour.

Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

The beginning of the year 2023 was not special for Kane Williamson in Test. Yet it took very little time for a player of his caliber to get back into form and among the runs, with Williamson scoring a total of 695 runs in 2023 with four centuries.

Williamson was the architect of New Zealand's memorable victory against England in Wellington. After being asked to follow on, Williamson's 132 brought the hosts back into the series and New Zealand won the game by one run.

Joe Root (England)

Joe Root has secured a place in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year for the fourth time in his career and has also been nominated for Test Player of the Year. Root scored 50+ three times against New Zealand, including 153* and 95 in the aforementioned thriller in Wellington.

He started the series with confidence by scoring 118 not out in a thrilling match in Birmingham, where England lost. Despite losing the next two matches, Root played a key role with half-centuries in the remaining two Test matches, helping England draw the series.

Travis Head (Australia)

Travis Head, the third contender for ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year in the list, had a memorable 2023 across all formats.

In Tests, Head's performance was exceptional, with only two players surpassing his score of 919 runs in 12 matches throughout the year.

The year started with a half-century against South Africa at home. Head won the trophy for Australia by scoring 163 runs in the first innings against India in the WTC final.

Ravindra Jadeja (India)

Jadeja started the year in great style and performed brilliantly against Australia in Nagpur with five wickets and a half-century. He performed even more impressively in the next game, taking 10 wickets in the match, including seven in the second innings, helping India retain the trophy.

Continuing his fine form, he took five more wickets in the series and carried the momentum into the World Test Championship final against Australia, where he contributed four wickets and 48 runs with the bat, despite India ultimately losing. Had to face.

Jadeja started the World Test Championship in the same style, in which he took seven wickets and scored a half-century in the two-match away series against West Indies.

Alex Carey (wicketkeeper) (Australia)

In 2023, no wicketkeeper took more dismissals than Alex Carey. With 54 wickets (44 catches and 10 stumpings) in 12 matches, Carey was head and shoulders above the rest, the next keeper on the list was West Indies' Joshua da Silva who took 31 wickets from behind the stumps.

Pat Cummins, Captain (Australia)

Everything Pat Cummins touched turned to gold in 2023. As a result, they won both ICC trophies of the year.

Cummins was also brilliant with the ball and led the fast bowlers' wickets taking 42 wickets in 11 matches.

Ravichandran Ashwin (India)

Ravichandran Ashwin is the fourth nominated player to be part of the Test team for the ICC Men's Test Cricketer of the Year. Ashwin was the leading wicket-taker for India in the Border-Gavaskar series, taking 25 wickets in four matches. In the very first Test, Ashwin made useful contributions with the bat in each innings, taking five wickets in the second innings.

Despite the stellar performance, Ashwin did not find a place in India's playing eleven for the WTC23 final.

Mitchell Starc (Australia)

Starc took 38 wickets in 9 matches during 2023. Starc had a decent performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking only two wickets in two matches, but proved difficult for India with both bat and ball in the WTC final.

The left-arm fast bowler took four wickets and also scored a crucial 41 runs in the second innings in Australia's victory in the final.

Cricket Related FAQ:

• Who has been named the captain of the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year for 2023?

Pat Cummins, the Australian captain, has been appointed as the captain of the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year for 2023.

• Which Indian cricketers secured a place in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year 2023?

Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are the two Indian cricketers who have been included in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year 2023.