Kiwis captain McCullum named skipper of ICC Team of World Cup 2015

LAHORE (92 News) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced the Team of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, with Brendon McCullum as its captain. According to a press release issued by the ICC, McCullum was chosen as the captain following his aggressive, innovative and inspirational leadership during the 44-day tournament that was the cornerstone of his team’s progression to the final where it lost to Australia by seven wickets. McCullum also scored 328 runs in nine matches with four half-centuries at a strike-rate of 188.50. In addition to McCullum, the side includes four New Zealanders – Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill, Daniel Vettori – three Australians in Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc, two South Africans, AB de Villiers and Morne Morkel, with Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara as wicketkeeper-batsman. Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor, who finished with 433 runs in six matches, was named as the 12th man. Team of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand, captain), Martin Guptill (New Zealand), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, wicketkeeper), Steven Smith (Australia), AB de Villiers (South Africa), Glenn Maxwell (Australia), Corey Anderson (New Zealand), Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), Mitchell Starc (Australia), Trent Boult (New Zealand), Morne Morkel (South Africa), Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) (12th man).