Gayle, Bravo named on ICC World Twenty20 team

CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Younus Khan, who led  Pakistan to the World Twenty20 title on Sunday, has been named  captain of the International Cricket Council’s team of the  tournament.

Four players from Pakistan made the team, along with two  from runners-up Sri Lanka, three from South Africa and two from  West Indies.

Team: Chris Gayle (West Indies), Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri  Lanka), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), AB de Villiers (South  Africa), Younus Khan (Pakistan, captain), Dwayne Bravo (West  Indies), Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), Kamran Akmal (Pakistan,  wicketkeeper), Wayne Parnell (South Africa), Umar Gul  (Pakistan), Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka).

12th man: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka).

MORE IN Sports


Reader Comments »

The Comments section is intended to provide a forum for reasoned and reasonable debate on the newspaper's content and is an extension of the newspaper and what it has become well known for over its history: accuracy, balance and fairness.
  • We reserve the right to edit/delete comments which contain attacks on other users, slander, coarse language and profanity, and gratuitous and incendiary references to race and ethnicity.
  • We moderate ALL comments, so your comment will not be published until it has been reviewed by a moderator.
  • Our Comments are powered by the Disqus service. You may comment as a Guest by entering your comment and selecting "Post as". Optionally, you may sign-in using your Facebook, Yahoo or Twitter Accounts.

    Disqus' Privacy Policy can be read here. Please read our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.