• CWC ’19: Team of the group stages

    The team of the 2019 World Cup group stages basically picks itself, such has been the number of standout performers in England. Do you agree with this starting XI?

    1. Rohit Sharma – Highest run scorer, five 100s
    2. David Warner – Second on the run charts, three 100s, highest individual score
    3. Kane Williamson – Highest average, sixth in most runs
    4. Virat Kohli – Tied most 50s with Al Hasan, averages 63
    5. Shakib Al Hasan – Five 50s, 11 wickets and third on the run charts and batting average list
    6. Ben Stokes – 381 runs, averages 54, seven wickets
    7. Alex Carey – Averages 65.80, over 300 runs
    8. Hardik Pandya – Second-best strike rate batting, nearly 200 runs, nine wickets
    9. Jofra Archer – Tied third-most wickets
    10. Jasprit Bumrah – Tied third-most wickets
    11. Mitchell Starc – Most wickets, third-best strike rate

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    Wade Pretorius