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Salma in ICC\\\'s World XI

Tuesday, 8 April 2014


Captain of the Bangladesh women cricket team Salma Khatun is the lone Bangladeshi cricketer to find a place in the ICC World T20 Women's team list, which the ICC announced Monday in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.
Finalists England and Australia contributed a total of six players to the team, which would be led by England's Charlotte Edwards for the second consecutive time.
An ICC release said chosen by a select group of experts, "the team was selected for its suitability for Bangladesh conditions and on the basis of performances in the tournament only. Statistics were used but were not the sole basis for selections."
Apart from one player from Bangladesh, the team has two players from champion Australia, four from England, two from West Indies and one player each from India and New Zealand.
Commenting on the side, chairman of the independent jury and member of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees, David Boon, said: "This year's tournament again demonstrated the incredible depth of talent across women's cricket. Selecting one team of 11 players was a tough task as we saw standout performances from many players.
"The selection criteria are the performances of players in the conditions here in Bangladesh during the ICC World Twenty20 2014, so some of the world's best players had to be left out.