Best World Cup XI of all time

Wicket-keeper and All-rounder

England v Sri Lanka - 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

Kumar Sangakkara (Srilanka)

The former Sri Lankan skipper, Kumar Sangakkara is one of the prominent cricketers in the history of cricket. Having scored more 10,000 runs in ODI cricket and taken 404 catches as a wicket-keeper, Sangakkara has been hailed as one of the most successful wicket-keepers in the league of ODI cricket.

Having starred in 37 ODI matches for Srilanka at World Cups, Kumar amassed 1532 runs at an average of 56.74 and a strike-rate of 86.55. His tally of runs also includes seven fifties and five centuries with the highest score being 124.

Jacques Kallis (South Africa)

Undoubtedly the greatest all-rounder of all time, Jacques Kallis, takes the guard at number 7. His exploits both as a bowler and as a batsman ranked him high on the list of the modern-day colossus. Kallis is the only player to have scored over 10000 runs and taken over 250 wickets in both forms of the game.

Having played 36 matches for South Africa at World Cups, Kallis has scored 1148 runs at an astounding average of 45.92 and a strike-rate of 74.90 which also include nine fifties and a solitary hundred with the highest score being 128*.