Player of the Tournament Kane Williamson leads a team that includes six players from Sunday's dramatic final at the Lord's.
Kane Williamson leads the ICC's World Cup XI that was announced after the conclusion of Cricket World Cup 2019. The top-scorer in the tournament Rohit Sharma and pacer Jasprit Bumrah were the only Indians named in the XI.
Player of the Tournament Williamson leads a team that includes six players from Sunday's dramatic final at the Lord's. Champions England are the most represented with four players in the XI while runners-up New Zealand have two in the team, named by a panel selected by the ICC to honour all those who performed well in the tournament.
The other representatives come from the losing semi-finalists India and Australia, who have two each, while Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan rounds out the team.
The side was selected by former internationals and commentators Ian Bishop, Ian Smith and Isa Guha, along with cricket writer Lawrence Booth, while ICC General Manager Cricket, Geoff Allardice, was the fifth member and convener of the committee.
The team of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2019 (in batting order) is:
1. Jason Roy (No. 1)
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Jason Roy (England) - 443 runs at 63.28
Jason Roy got the nod at the top of the order for his tone-setting brilliance for England that saw him overcome injury during the tournament to help his side to the title. Roy had five scores of more than 50 in seven innings during the tournament, including one massive ton against Bangladesh in Cardiff and also produced the throw from the outfield that tied the Super Over and gave England the glory.
2. Rohit Sharma (No. 2)
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Rohit Sharma (India) - 648 runs at 81.00
The other opening batsman is India's Rohit Sharma. One of the easier selections in this XI, considering the Indian star was the tournament's top run scorer and cracked a record five centuries in all.
3. Kane Williamson (No. 3)
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Kane Williamson (c) (New Zealand) - 578 runs at 82.57
Kane Williamson comes in at No.3. The Black Caps star scored more runs than any captain has ever done before at a World Cup and led his side with aplomb from start to finish.
4. Joe Root (No. 4)
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Joe Root (England) - 556 runs at 61.77
Joe Root will come in at No.4 for this team after a World Cup that saw him finish as England's top run scorer, fifth overall in the tournament, with tons against Pakistan and West Indies and three half centuries.
5. Shakib Al Hasan (No. 5)
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Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) - 606 runs at 86.57, 11 wickets at 36.27
Shakib Al Hasan scored his runs this summer batting at No.3 for Bangladesh, but for much of his career he has come in at No.5 and it is there that he appears in this team. Shakib had a quite wonderful tournament, averaging 87 with the bat with two centuries and five half centuries, and still managed to chip in with 11 wickets as well with his left-arm spin.
6. Ben Stokes (No. 6)
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Ben Stokes (England) - 465 runs at 66.42, seven wickets at 35.14
Fellow all-rounder Ben Stokes is also a cast-iron selection -- his heroics in the final were the stuff of fairytale but he was also a picture of consistency throughout the tournament for England.
7. Alex Carey (No. 7)
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Alex Carey (wk) (Australia) - 375 runs at 62.50, 20 dismissals
Behind the stumps, Alex Carey effected 20 dismissals this tournament, only Kiwi Tom Latham managed more, while the Australian also bludgeoned 375 runs at an average north of 60.
8. Mitchell Starc (No. 8)
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Mitchell Starc (Australia) - 27 wickets at 18.59
Alongside Carey is his compatriot, and the tournament's top wicket-taker with 27, Mitchell Starc.
9. Jofra Archer (No. 9)
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Jofra Archer (England) - 20 wickets at 23.05
Jofra Archer -- the hero of the Super Over in the final and appearing in his first World Cup -- claimed 20 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 4.57 to earn his spot.
10. Lockie Ferguson (No. 10)
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Lockie Ferguson (New Zealand) - 21 wickets at 19.47
New Zealand's Lockie Ferguson finished second in the wicket charts with 21, including three in the final as well as an astonishing catch, while also going at less than five runs an over.
11. Jasprit Bumrah (No. 11)
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Jasprit Bumrah (India) - 18 wickets at 20.61
Last but by no means least is Jasprit Bumrah, the world's No.1 ODI bowler who lived up to that billing with 18 wickets while still only going for 4.41 runs an over - better than any other bowler on the top wicket takers list.
