Top performers of the Cricket World Cup 2015 who were ignored in the IPL 8 auction make this XI, some on reputation and for balance. The team looks very promising.
1. Martin Guptill
Highest run scorer in the tournament with 547 runs in 9 innings at an average of 68 with twin centuries - a double hundred included. Mind you, he played against Aussies twice, damaging his numbers a bit.
2. Tillakaratne Dilshan
7th in the list of highest run scorers as a solid opener and more than a handy off-spinner. In 7 innings, he scored 395 runs at an average of 65, helped by two tons and got 5 wickets in 33 overs giving away runs at 4.89 per over. Is it apt to call him all-rounder?
3. Kumar Sangakkara (wk)
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Four back-to-back centuries adding it up to 541 runs in 7 innings, at an impressive average of 108 - only six less than the leading run scorer of CWC 2015 - Martin Guptill. 8 dismissals behind the sticks allows him to keep wickets in the fast moving T20 competition.
4. Brendan Taylor (c)
The Zimbabwean was 4th highest run getter of WC, making 433 in 6 games he played at 72 runs per innings. Is also a handy wicket keeper and can handle the captaincy duties.
5. Sean Williams
13th in the run getters list the Zimbabwean all-rounder has 7 scalps made more runs than Virat Kohli and Hashim Amla. His tally stands at 339 runs at 67.8 per innings.
6. Grant Elliott
Protean by birth, Elliott has 310 runs in 9 innings but played two quality knocks in the semi-final and the final at 44.28 runs per innings. Is also handy with the ball - bowls medium fast.
7. Jos Buttler
Doesn’t have much of stat to show for because his team thinks he has to play only 19 balls per innings at No.7.
8 Kevin O'Brien
The holder of the record for the fastest hundred in a World Cup game (off 50 balls), is a brutal hitter, smashed a 25-ball 50 this season. Also has 6 scalps to his name.
9. Wayne Parnell
Played for DD last season, a true enforcer, is a wicket taking option, But his ODI statistics fails him mostly, is picked by trusting his potential and has a better T20 records.
10. Nuwan Kulasekara
Once a legendary seam bowler, troubled most opening batsmen in the world is picked based on his reputation.
11. Suranga Lakmal
The most unlucky lad in the tournament as 8 catches were dropped off him by Sri Lankan fielders. His wickets column counts 7. A little expensive too.
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