Hard-hitting Shahzad makes it to the “Team of the Tournament”
KOLKATA (SW): Afghanistan’s merciless and hard-hitting batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been placed by cricket experts in the T20 World Cup’s “Team of the Tournament”.
Three West Indians, two Englishmen, Indians and Kiwis, and one each from Bangladesh and Afghanistan make up the Team. No Pakistani, South African, Australian or Zimbabwean has been able to make it. The team has been chosen based on the experts’ views and viewers’ vote.
Legends like Mahela Jayawardene, Ian Chappell and Ajit Agarkar picked the players of the tournament.
The Afghan opener's pugnacious hitting played an important role in his team making the Super 10s, where his assault on a hapless South African attack was one of the most memorable moments of the tournament, cricinfo hs noted.
Shahzad may not be the sprightliest fielder so he'll take the wicketkeeping gloves, it has added.
Rest of the squad is made-up of players like Kane Williamson, Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Jos Buttler, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Mitchell Santner, Samuel Badree, Mustafizur Rahman and Ashish Nehra.
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