ICC has announced its Test and one day international team of the year 2014, as chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by the ICC's cricket committee chairman and former India captain Anil kumble who announced the two team, comprising 12 players each.
# ICC Test Team of the year (in batting order)
1] David Warner (AUS)
2] Kane Williamson (NZ)
3] Kumar Sangakara (SL)
4] AB de Villiars (SA)
5] Joe Root (ENG)
6] Angelo Mathews (SL) {captain}
7] Mitchell Johnson (AUS)
8] Stuart Broad (ENG)
9] Dale Steyn (SA)
10] Rangana Herath (SL)
11] Tim Southee (NZ)
12] Ross Taylor (NZ) (12th man)
* Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews has been named as the captain of the side.
* This is the seventh time since 2006 that Sangakara has been selected in the ICC Test team of the year.
* Dale Steyn has also been selected for a record seventh succesive year.
* While his team-mate AB de Villers has been selected for the fifth time (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).
* Stuart Broad (2009, 2011 & 2012) & Mitchell Johnson are the other players who have previously been selected in the ICC test team of the year.
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# ICC ODI Team of the year (in batting order)
1] Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)
2] Quinton de kock (SA)
3] Virat Kohli (IND)
4] George Bailey (AUS)
5] AB de Villars (SA)
6] MS Dhoni (IND) {captain}
7] Dwayne Bravo (WI)
8] James Faulkner (AUS)
9] Dale Steyn (SA)
10] Mohammad Shami (IND)
11] Ajantha Mendis (SL)
12] Rohit Sharma (IND) (12th man)
* India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been selected in the ICC ODI team of the year for the eight time (7th year in a row), while it is the fifth year that he has been appointed captain.
* Players to be previously selected in the ICC ODI team of the year are de Villers (2010, 2011 & 2013) ,Virat Kohli (2012) & Ajantha Mendis (2009).
* The 12-member ODI team comprises 4 Indian players, 3 South Africans, 2 Australians, a Pakistani & Sri Lankan.
The chairman of the LG ICC Awards selection panel, Anil Kumble, said : "I would like to congratulate all the players for their selection in the teams of the year. It is an achievement to be proud of & a recognition in the qualifying period".
"Team selection is one of the toughest jobs & when you have a large pool of outstanding players to select from a 12-month period between 26 August 2013 to 17 September 2014, then it becomes even more difficult".
Statistics were available as a guide but were not necessarily the overwhelming factor in the choices made.
# ICC Test Team of the year (in batting order)
1] David Warner (AUS)
2] Kane Williamson (NZ)
3] Kumar Sangakara (SL)
4] AB de Villiars (SA)
5] Joe Root (ENG)
6] Angelo Mathews (SL) {captain}
7] Mitchell Johnson (AUS)
8] Stuart Broad (ENG)
9] Dale Steyn (SA)
10] Rangana Herath (SL)
11] Tim Southee (NZ)
12] Ross Taylor (NZ) (12th man)
* Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews has been named as the captain of the side.
* This is the seventh time since 2006 that Sangakara has been selected in the ICC Test team of the year.
* Dale Steyn has also been selected for a record seventh succesive year.
* While his team-mate AB de Villers has been selected for the fifth time (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014).
* Stuart Broad (2009, 2011 & 2012) & Mitchell Johnson are the other players who have previously been selected in the ICC test team of the year.
[ see also : top 7 controversial autobiography of cricketers ]
# ICC ODI Team of the year (in batting order)
1] Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)
2] Quinton de kock (SA)
3] Virat Kohli (IND)
4] George Bailey (AUS)
5] AB de Villars (SA)
6] MS Dhoni (IND) {captain}
7] Dwayne Bravo (WI)
8] James Faulkner (AUS)
9] Dale Steyn (SA)
10] Mohammad Shami (IND)
11] Ajantha Mendis (SL)
12] Rohit Sharma (IND) (12th man)
* India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been selected in the ICC ODI team of the year for the eight time (7th year in a row), while it is the fifth year that he has been appointed captain.
* Players to be previously selected in the ICC ODI team of the year are de Villers (2010, 2011 & 2013) ,Virat Kohli (2012) & Ajantha Mendis (2009).
* The 12-member ODI team comprises 4 Indian players, 3 South Africans, 2 Australians, a Pakistani & Sri Lankan.
The chairman of the LG ICC Awards selection panel, Anil Kumble, said : "I would like to congratulate all the players for their selection in the teams of the year. It is an achievement to be proud of & a recognition in the qualifying period".
"Team selection is one of the toughest jobs & when you have a large pool of outstanding players to select from a 12-month period between 26 August 2013 to 17 September 2014, then it becomes even more difficult".
Statistics were available as a guide but were not necessarily the overwhelming factor in the choices made.
