Talismanic Virat Kohli is the biggest name of six Indian players selected in the championship trophy.
India beat New Zealand with four wickets in Sunday’s final, winning the match for the third time after 2002 (United Champion) and 2013. India won the runner-up twice in 2000 and 2017.
Besides Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Wicketkeeper-Batter Kl Rahul, Mystery Spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Pacer Mohammed Shami all featured in XI competitions, while all-around Axar Patel is known as the 12th man.
The Black Hat has a four-member team, including the tournament Rachin Ravindra player, and Mitchell Santner was appointed captain.
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Two players from Afghanistan also advanced after Asian countries won their first ICC Men’s Championship Trophy match in their first match.
At the top of the order, Ravindra scored two centuries and ranked second with a score of 263.
His 112 hits against Bangladesh helped see New Zealand on the line, and in the semi-final 108 against South Africa, he showed he was dangerous wherever he was.
Ibrahim Zadran joins Ravindra, joining at the top of the command. The 23-year-old Afghan won a 177-strong victory over the match, the highest championship trophy score ever – he scored more in the group stage.
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India’s Kohli is third in third place after he ranked fifth in the run-scoring rankings, with an average of 54.50 on the 218.
Kohli scored an unbeaten century in his team’s team’s team’s victory over Pakistan, achieving a crucial 84 in the semi-final victory over world champion Australia.
Teammates Shreyas and Rahul joined his intermediate level after an impressive game.
Iyer is India’s highest score in the championship, with a total of 243 runs in two and a half centuries, while Rahul averaged 140, thanks to 42 and 34 unbeaten in the semi-finals and finals.
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New Zealand’s Glenn Phillips was selected as sixth in the sixth place after being excellent in bats and the wild.
Phillips’ diving one-handed fired Shubman Gill in the final, one of three iconic champions throughout the entire match, while the 28-year-old scored two wickets against South Africa in half a century against Pakistan and hit South Africa with an unbeaten 49.
Azmatullah Omarzai is the second-place Afghan in the team. The fast all-around player played a great game with the Bat and the Ball, ending with seven wickets at 42.00 runs at 20 and 126.
Santner was named captain after finishing the game’s nine wickets (United Second Place), but more importantly, they were chosen during a critical period.
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In the finals, his tricks for potential game-changing wickets are obvious. With the help of the noble Phillips Catch, he removed Gill and picked it up with Iyer’s wicket.
India’s Shami was selected after finishing with nine wickets, gaining success from injury.
Unfortunately, Matt Henry missed the final after suffering a shoulder injury in New Zealand in the semifinals, but still beat the 10 scalp with a 16.70 lead ticket.
The team was completed by Chakravarthy, who scored nine wickets in just three games.
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He played all the assignments in all three games he participated in
