World Cup 2019: Ashish Nehra picks his best XI of the tournament
What's the story?
Former Indian fast bowler, Ashish Nehra has picked his best XI of the 2019 World Cup. The left-arm pacer has selected MS Dhoni as the captain of his side which features 4 other Indian superstars. He has also included 2 Australians, 1 New Zealander, 2 English and 1 Bangladeshi cricketer in his squad.
In case you didn't know...
India’s World Cup 2019 campaign ended with a heartbreaking loss against New Zealand in the first semifinal. The Men in Blue had lost 3 wickets with just 5 runs on the board which turned the entire game in New Zealand’s favor. And, in the 2nd semifinal, Australia succumbed to a defeat versus hosts, England.
The final of the 2019 World Cup between England and New Zealand is underway at the moment but, there have been a lot of individual stars who deserved to be in the final. These players put in everything they had for the team’s cause. Ashish Nehra has included these stars in his best XI.
The heart of the matter
Ashish Nehra assigned the captaincy and the wicket-keeping responsibilities of his side to MS Dhoni. Nehra has selected Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, David Warner and Kane Williamson as his team’s batsmen. The IPL veteran also picked two all-rounders, Ben Stokes and Shakib Al Hasan in his XI. Yuzvendra Chahal is the only one spinner who made it to this team with Jofra Archer, Mitchell Starc and Jasprit Bumrah being the three premium pacers.
Ashish Nehra's World Cup 2019 XI
Rohit Sharma, David Warner, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Shakib Al Hasan, MS Dhoni (C & WK), Ben Stokes, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jofra Archer, Mitchell Starc, and Jasprit Bumrah.
What's next?
The cricket universe will get a new world champion by the day's end as New Zealand and England are battling each other in the final at the moment.
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