By Osama Tariq
DUBAI (TheSportsNext) August 30, 2012: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday announced its Test Team of the Year with Australian skipper Michael Clarke given responsibility of leading the team.
The ICC said in a statement issued here that the 12-man ICC Test Team of the Year was named based on the period between August 4, 2012 and August 6, 2012.
The team has four South African players including Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Vernon Philander, and Dale Steyn as the Proteas dethroned England as the top Test team in the Reliance ICC Rankings for Test teams.
England has the second best representation in the ICC Test Team of the Year with Alastair Cook, Matt Prior, and Stuart Broad getting a place in it.
Other players include Kumar Sangakkara, Michael Clarke, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Saeed Ajmal.
The ICC Test Team of the Year includes Alastair Cook (England), Hashim Amla (South Africa), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), skipper Michael Clarke (Australia), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Matt Prior (England), Stuart Broad (England), Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan), Vernon Philander (South Africa), and Dale Steyn (South Africa).
Interestingly, not even a single player from India has been selected in the ICC Test Team of the Year despite of the fact that Team India remained number one Test time for quite some time before losing it to England.
Interestingly, not even a single player from India has been selected in the ICC Test Team of the Year despite of the fact that Team India remained number one Test time for quite some time before losing it to England.
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