NEW DELHI: No Indian cricketer was included in the list of the ICC men's ODI Team of the Year, which was announced on Friday, due to the country's lack of international obligations in the 50-over format in 2024.
Four Sri Lankan players, three each from Pakistan and Afghanistan, and one from the West Indies make up the ICC's all-star squad.
India only participated in three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against Sri Lanka, losing two of them while the third one ended in a tie.
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Because of his tremendous form throughout the year, Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka was also elected captain of the ICC side.
Asalanka amassed 605 runs at an average of 50.2 in his 16 2024 ODI appearances, including four fifties and a century.
In the previous year, Sri Lanka played the most ODIs (18) of any side and won 12 of them.
Afghanistan won eight of their 14 one-day matches, while Pakistan won seven of its nine One-Day Internationals.
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With 425 runs from nine games at an incredible average of 106.2, big-hitting West Indian Sherfane Rutherford, who made his international debut in 2023, was the only non-Asian in the all-star XI.
ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year for 2024:
Charith Asalanka (C) (Sri Lanka), Saim Ayub (Pakistan), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan), Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka), Kusal Mendis (WK) (Sri Lanka), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies), Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan), Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan), Haris Rauf (Pakistan), AM Ghazanfar (Afghanistan).
ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year for 2024:
Smriti Mandhana (India), Laura Wolvaardt (c) (South Africa), Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka), Hayley Matthews (West Indies), Marizanne Kapp (South Africa), Ashleigh Gardner (Australia), Annabel Sutherland (Australia), Amy Jones (WK) (England), Deepti Sharma (India), Sophie Ecclestone (England), Kate Cross (England).
