With only the World Cup final remaining, it’s time to put on the selector’s hats and come up with a team of the tournament. 

The Indians have been dominant throughout the tournament, blitzing their way through the group stage and making it 10 on the trot with their semi-final triumph over New Zealand.

Australia, who they will face in the final, and South Africa have been the other in-form sides while developing nations like Afghanistan and the Netherlands have surprised the cricketing world with their improved performances.

Virat Kohli, Quinton de Kock, Adam Zampa and Mohammed Shami are in contention for player of the tournament honours with “King Kohli” the odds-on favourite after the star Indian batter topped the run-scoring tally with 711 in a new World Cup record.

After we came up with a Team of the World Cup so far midway through the World Cup, the Roar HQ cricket nuffies have finalised their their respective teams and we also eventually came up with a consensus XI.

The batting line-up was a relatively smooth process at the selction table.

Proteas keeper Quinton de Kock was an obvious choice as one of the openers after smashing four tons to trail only Kohli in the runs department while Rohit Sharma (550 at 55) surged ahead of Australian veteran David Warner (528 at 52.8) for the other spot.

Kohli, with three hundreds and five half-centuries in his 10 innings, is averaging an extraordinary 101.57 while New Zealand young gun Rachin Ravindra was the breakout star of the tournament with 578 runs at 64.22, including three tons.

His Kiwi teammate Daryl Mitchell reaffirmed his class with a similar output (552 at 69 with two tons) while Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was an automatic selection for his whirlwind ton early in the tournament followed by his astounding double ton to sink Afghanistan.

Choosing the other all-rounder or middle-order batter was problematic but after a verbal joust and a few threats of retribution around the selection table, South Africa’s Marco Jansen (17 wickets at 26.47 and 157 runs at 31.4) got the nod ahead of Indian duo Ravindra Jadeja (16 wickets at 22.18 and 111 runs at 55.5) and Shreyas Iyer (526 runs at 75.14).

In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami came from the clouds to gazump Adam Zampa as the Cup’s leading wicket-taker and holds a 23-22 advantage heading into Sunday’s final at Ahmedabad.

Indian spearhead Jasprit Bumrah (18 wickets at 18.33) and Sri Lankan left-armer Dilshan Madushanka (21 wickets at 25) snared the other two spots although Proteas seamer Gerald Coetzee proved he can be a long-term cornerstone of their attack by taking 20 wickets at 19.8.

Paul SuttorTim MillerMike Meehall WoodConsensus Team of the CupQuinton de Kock (wk)Quinton de Kock (wk) Quinton de Kock (wk) Quinton de Kock (wk) Rohit Sharma (c)Rohit Sharma (c) Rohit Sharma (c) Rohit Sharma (c) Virat KohliVirat KohliVirat KohliVirat KohliRachin RavindraRachin RavindraRachin RavindraRachin RavindraDaryl MitchellDaryl MitchellShreyas Iyer Daryl MitchellGlenn MaxwellGlenn MaxwellDaryl MitchellGlenn MaxwellMarco JansenRavindra JadejaGlenn MaxwellMarco JansenMohammed ShamiGerald CoetzeeShaheen Shah AfridiMohammed ShamiJasprit BumrahMohammed Shami Mohammed Shami Jasprit Bumrah Dilshan Madushanka Jasprit BumrahDilshan MadushankaDilshan MadushankaAdam ZampaAdam ZampaAdam ZampaAdam Zampa

How did we go? Who was lucky to make the team of the tournament and who should have made the cut?

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