Two Indian Spinners Feature In ICC Men's Test Team Of The Year

23.01.2024 - 19:19 sports.ndtv.com

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced the Men's Test Team of the Year 2023 with five Australian players and two Indian spinners featuring in the eleven.

Australia's World Test Championship-winning captain Pat Cummins was crowned as the skipper of the team while Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja found their way into the team.

Usman Khawaja's rich vein in form saw him feature in the ICC Men's Test Team of the Year for a second consecutive year. He ended 2023 as the highest scorer in Tests, becoming the only batter to get past the 1000-run mark.

The left-handed batter amassed 1210 runs in 13 matches at an average of 52.60, which included six centuries and six fifties.

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Neser recalled to Australia squad for NZ test series

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