Pakistan also had the pleasure of its Captain Younis Khan being named as the Captain of the Team of the tournament and Kamran Akmal being named as the wicket-keeper batsman. For Team India it was a bigger shock as its best T20 Player rather one of the best T20 players of world – Yuvraj Singh didn’t find a place in the ICC Team of the Tournament.

The expert panel which selected the ICC’s Team of the Tournament had former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop and Tournament Director Steve Elworthy - former South Africa speedster.

More interestingly for Indians, ICC’s Team of the Tournament for the Women’s T20 World Cup held in England, only one player from the semi-finalists Indian Team got a place in the Team. The ICC Special Women’s Team included Indian pacer Rumeli Dhar in it.

The Teams of the Tournament (in batting order):

Men: 1. Chris Gayle (West Indies), 2. Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), 3. Jacques Kallis, (South Africa), 4. AB de Villiers (South Africa), 5. Younis Khan (Pakistan, Captain), 6. Dwayne Bravo (West Indies), 7. Shahid Afridi (Pakistan), 8. Kamran Akmal (Pakistan, Wicketkeeper), 9. Wayne Parnell (South Africa), 10. Umar Gul (Pakistan), 11. Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka); 12th Man: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka).

Women: 1. Shelley Nitschke (Australia), 2. Charlotte Edwards (England, Captain), 3. Claire Taylor (England), 4. Aimee Watkins (New Zealand), 5. Sarah Taylor (England, Wicketkeeper), 6. Suzi Bates (New Zealand), 7. Lucy Doolan (New Zealand), 8. Rumeli Dhar (India), 9. Laura Marsh (England), 10. Holly Colvin (England), 11. Sian Ruck (New Zealand); 12th Player: Eshani Kaushalya (Sri Lanka).

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