The annual ICC groups for 2022 are out, in 5 categories:
men’s Tests, ODIs and T20Is, and women’s ODIs and T20Is. Some of the standard suspects, the cream of the crop in every format, are there, of course, however there are some names in every XI that could make you need to show to the ESPNcricinfo stats pages for a fast double-check.
Test XI:Ben stokes to lead four Australians
Men’s Test XI: Usman Khawaja, Kraigg Brathwaite, Marnus Labuschagne, Babar Azam, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (capt), Rishabh Pant (wk), Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Lyon, James Anderson.
It become the yr of Bazball, and it is no marvel that Ben Stokes will captain the team, despite the fact that it has 4 Australians – Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon – in it. That’s to be expected, after all, Australia are on pinnacle of the World Test Championship desk.
Second on that desk are India, however after a yr wherein they performed simply seven Tests, most effective Rishabh Pant reveals an area withinside the XI.
Stokes’ team-buddies Jonny Bairstow and James Anderson discern withinside the line-up, which additionally consists of one participant every from West Indies (Kraigg Brathwaite), Pakistan (Babar Azam) and South Africa (Kagiso Rabada).
Babar azam named captain of men’s ODI XI
Men’s ODI XI: Babar Azam (capt), Travis Head, Shai Hope, Shreyas Iyer, Tom Latham (wk), Sikandar Raza, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Siraj, Trent Boult, Adam Zampa.
Babar is also lonely in the men’s ODI XI, where he is also the only player from Pakistan. But he will lead a team with his two Indians, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj.
Bangladesh international Mehdi Hasan Milaz and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza are solid teams and have had great years in both white-ball formats. Apart from that, he has two players each from Australia (Travis Head and Adam Zampa), New Zealand (Tom Latham and Trent Boult) and the West Indies (Shai Hope and Alzarri Joseph).
However, 2022 is his T20 World Cup year and 2023 is his ODI World Cup year, with teams playing more 50 overs of his cricket. By this time next year, we may have a better idea of ODIs for the best players in the world.
ViraT Kohli among three Indians in men’s T20I XI
Men’s T20I XI: Jos Buttler (capt, wk), Mohammad Rizwan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Sikandar Raza, Hardik Pandya, Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga, Haris Rauf, Josh Little.
Raza is also among the 11, while Ireland’s Josh Little and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga have also been strong throughout the year, especially at the T20 World Cup.
England won the tournament. Jos Buttler will lead them there and lead the team here. Sam Curran was a key performer in the tournament for England and is here as well. India has been his most talked about player this past year, including Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav. Then there are Mohammad Rizwan and Harris Rauch from Pakistan and Glenn Phillips from New Zealand.
Alyssa healy and Smriti madhana to open in women’s ODI XI
Women’s ODI XI: Alyssa Healy (wk),smriti madhana to open in women’s ODI XI, Laura Wolvaardt, Nat Sciver, Beth Mooney, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Amelia Kerr, Sophie Ecclestone, Ayabonga Khaka, Renuka Singh, Shabnim Ismail.
If men qualified for the T20 World Championships in 2022, women qualified for the ODI World Championships. Australia won. Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, two of the tournament’s top hitters, made this XI. The team they won in the final, England also has two of his representatives – in Nat Sciver and Sophie Ecclestone, arguably the bowlers of the year.
Not making the final four, India actually has three star performers:
A delicious opening combination with Smriti Mandhana and Healy, also captain her Harmanpreet Kaur, swing her bowler Renuka Singh. By the way, Laura Wohlvaert, Ayabonga Kaka and Shabnim Ismail are the strongest in South Africa. And there can be no World 11 without Amelia Kerr rounding out the 11.
Sophie Devineto lead power-packed women’s T20I XI
Women’s T20I XI: Smriti Mandhana, Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine (capt), Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Nida Dar, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (wk), Sophie Ecclestone, Inoka Ranaweera, Renuka Singh.
If Mandana opens with Healy on ODI, she will appear with Mooney on T20Is, and Renuka will also appear with two other Indians.
Deepti Sharma and Richa Ghosh, young wicketkeepers currently playing in the U19 World Cup.
T20I XI has Mooney alongside his two Australian players, Ashley Gardner and Thalia his McGrath, who has made rapid progress across all formats in 2022.
However, the team’s captain is neither Australian nor Indian, but New Zealand all-rounder Sophie Devine. In addition he has two Asians complete his XI.
Nida Dar from Pakistan and Inoka Ranaweera from Sri Lanka.