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Pat Cummins has been named as the captain of the ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year after leading his side to the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title and finishing the year with 42 wickets at an average of 27.50 with three five-wicket hauls.
His fellow fast bowler Mitchell Starc has also been picked, as have three other Australians, making them the most-represented nation in the Test team. Opener Usman Khawaja, the only player to pass 1,000 Test runs in 2023 walks into the Test side for a second successive year with 1,210 runs at an average of 52.60 and three centuries. Travis Head, Player of the Match in the WTC Final, and wicketkeeper Alex Carey are the other Australian players named in the team.
India spinner R Ashwin, the No. 1 bowler in the ICC Men’s Test Player Rankings, and former England captain Joe Root, who are in the running for the ICC Men’s Test Player of the Year award along with Khawaja and Head, are also in the team. England and India have two players each with the selection of Ravindra Jadeja and Stuart Broad.
Sri Lanka opener Dimuth Karunaratne partners Khawaja atop the order, with New Zealand star Kane Williamson claiming the number three batting spot, as five international teams have representation in the Test team.
NOTE: T he ICC Awards 2023 announcements will continue on Wednesday and Thursday when 13 individual award winners will be declared.
ICC Men’s Test Team of the Year:
- Usman Khawaja (Aus)
- Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)
- Kane Williamson (NZ)
- Joe Root (Eng)
- Travis Head (Aus)
- Ravindra Jadeja (Ind)
- Alex Carey (WK, Aus)
- Pat Cummins (Capt, Aus)
- R Ashwin (Ind)
- Mitchell Starc (Aus)
- Stuart Broad (Eng)
(With Inputs From Press Release)
