Pat Cummins Captain, Babar Azam At 3; No Indian Included: Best XI Of WTC 2021-23 Cycle

Jun 12, 2023

Harshit Bisht

Usman Khawaja

Usman Khawaja scored a total of 1621 runs in 17 matches of the WTC 2021–23 cycle to finish as the leading run-getter for Australia and second overall.

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Marnus Labuschagne

Marnus Labuschagne, the world’s No. 1 Test batter, finished third in the leading run-getters list with 1576 runs in 20 matches.

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Babar Azam

Pakistani captain Babar Azam was also in red-hot form during the WTC 2021–23 cycle, and with 1527 runs in 14 matches, he finished at No. 4 in the top runscorers chart.

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Steve Smith

Steve Smith scored a match-winning century in the WTC 2023 final against India, along with taking excellent catches of Virat Kohli in both innings. In total, he scored 1407 runs in 20 matches and was the fifth-highest run-getter.

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Joe Root

Former England Test captain Joe Root was the leading run-getter in the 2021–23 WTC cycle. In 22 matches, he scored 1915 runs.

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Travis Head

Player of the Match in the final of WTC 2023, Travis Head amassed a total of 1389 runs in 18 matches to finish as the sixth-highest run-scorer.

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Jonny Bairstow (WK)

Jonny Bairstow, who is the seventh leading run-getter (1285 runs in 15 Tests) in the WTC 2021–23 cycle, will be the wicketkeeper-batsman in the best XI.

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Pat Cummins (C)

Pat Cummins, who led Australia to the historic WTC 2023 title, will be the captain of the WTC 2021–23 best XI. In addition to taking 57 wickets in 16 Tests, he scored 230 runs.

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Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada finished as the second-leading wicket-taker in the WTC 2021–23 cycle. In 13 matches, he dismissed 67 batters.

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Nathan Lyon

With 88 wickets to his name in 20 matches, Nathan Lyon finished as the leading wicket-taker in the 2021–2023 WTC cycle.

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James Anderson

Even at the age of 40, James Anderson is still a force to reckon with, and with 58 wickets to his name in 15 matches, he finished as the fourth-leading wicket-taker in the WTC 2021–23 cycle.

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