AB de Villiers picks his 'Team of the Tournament' for ODI World Cup, Indians dominate the list

Australia clinched their sixth ODI World Cup title as they defeated India by six wickets in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The Aussies had their fair share of struggles throughout the tournament but completely dominated the Men in Blue in the summit clash. This is India's second loss in a World Cup final and incidentally, both came against Australia.

3 things you need to know

• Australia lifted their 6th ODI World Cup title
• They defeated India by six wickets in the final
• AB de Villiers named his best World Cup XI

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AB de Villiers named his best ODI World Cup XI

Former South African captain AB de Villiers picked up his team of the tournament, which comprises of five Indians. Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami made the cut. ODI World Cup 2023 final centurion Travis Head, New Zealand sensation Rachin Ravindra, Australians Glenn Maxwell and Adam Zampa, and debutant Dilshan Madushanka and Gerald Coetzee are the remaining players in De Villiers' playing XI.

Shreyas Iyer's selection looked a bit surprising, while Jsprit Bumrah, who picked up 20 wickets, couldn't find a place in the former RCB batsman's team.

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It was a fairytale run for Travis Head as despite missing out on the initial few matches, the southpaw recorded two centuries in the tournament which proved to be a major difference for the Aussies. Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell also played their part and the former picked up a whopping 23 wickets and finished as the second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

Rachin Ravindra also had a fantastic tournament as he broke Jonny Bairstow's record of scoring the most number of runs in a debut ODI World Cup. Dilshan Madushanka led Sri Lanka's campaign which otherwise was a disappointing one as they could only manage two wins in the World Cup. Gerald Coetzee was also impressive in his debut World Cup and fast bowler could be a permanent fixture in the Proteas squad from here on.

Best World Cup XI of AB de Villiers

Travis Head, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Ravindra Jadeja, Adam Zampa, Dilshan Madushanka, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Shami