da betcris： The ICC announced its official World XI Test Team of the Year
da aviator aposta： Cricinfo staff11-Oct-2005
Ricky Ponting (pictured with Michael Clarke, left) has been chosen as captain of the World Test XI Team of the Year © Getty Images
The ICC announced its official World XI Test Team of the Year, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar.The announcement was made at the ICC Awards celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney. The ICC Awards recognise the best international players of the past 12 months.The World XI Test Team of the Year, in batting order, is:1. Virender Sehwag (India)
2. Graeme Smith (South Africa)
3. Ricky Ponting (capt, Australia)
4. Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
5. Brian Lara (West Indies)
6. Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
7. Andrew Flintoff (England)
8. Adam Gilchrist (wk, Australia)
9. Shane Warne (Australia)
10. Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)
11. Glenn McGrath (Australia)
12th man: Anil Kumble (India)Seven teams are represented in the 12-man line-up and six players – Ricky Ponting, Brian Lara, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist, Chaminda Vaas and Shane Warne – were also named in the World XI Test Team of the Year in 2004.Ponting, Australia’s captain, was named captain of the World XI Test Team of the Year, the second year in a row he has received that accolade.The World XI Test Team of the Year was chosen by the ICC’s specially appointed expert selection panel comprising Sunil Gavaskar (chairman), Sir Richard Hadlee, Courtney Walsh, Rodney Marsh and David Gower. Selection for the Test Team of the Year was based on performances between the voting period of August 1, 2004 to July 31, 2005. Statistics were available as a guide but were not necessarily a determining factor in the choices made.Test statistics for the players during the voting period were: BATTING Matches Inns Not out Runs Av S/R HS 100s 50s Virender Sehwag 11 19 1 1128 62.66 71.8 201 4 3 Graeme Smith 15 27 2 1270 50.79 54.41 148 4 7 Ricky Ponting 10 18 5 915 70.38 65.21 207 2 5 Jacques Kallis 15 26 5 1497 71.28 48.22 162 6 8 Brian Lara 7 13 0 825 63.46 72.49 196 4 1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 7 13 2 721 65.54 61.46 184 3 3 Andrew Flintoff 10 14 2 366 30.5 53.82 77 – 4 Adam Gilchrist 13 19 3 1003 62.68 89.07 162 5 3 Shane Warne 12 15 2 222 17.07 67.88 53* – 2 Chaminda Vaas 8 13 2 291 26.45 45.11 69 – 1 Glenn McGrath 13 15 6 136 15.11 61.26 61 – 1 Anil Kumble 11 16 6 222 22.19 43.52 37* – – BOWLING Matches Balls Runs Wickets Av S/R Econ. Best 5wi Graeme Smith 15 744 426 4 106.5 186 3.43 2-145 – Ricky Ponting 10 42 25 – – – 3.57 – – Jacques Kallis 15 1721 823 20 41.14 86.04 2.86 4-13 – Andrew Flintoff 10 1999 1086 44 24.68 45.43 3.25 4-44 – Shane Warne 12 3110 1536 62 24.77 50.16 2.96 6-125 2 Chaminda Vaas 8 1732 719 37 19.43 46.81 2.49 6-22 3 Glenn McGrath 13 2860 1165 68 17.13 42.05 2.44 8-24 3 Anil Kumble 11 3673 1814 64 28.34 57.39 2.96 7-48 5 Individuals selected for the Test and ODI Teams of the Year each receive a commemorative, hand-crafted cap which varies in style to reflect the different forms of the game. The caps were presented by Michael Holding, the former West Indies captain, fast bowler and a member of the voting Academy.
