Combined Indian XI with players from two World Cup winning teams

#4. Mohinder Amarnath

Amarnath - Man of the match in semi-final and final and Man of the series in 1983

Mohinder Amarnath was awarded man of the match in the semi-final and final and the man of the series of World Cup 1983 which was a rare feat.

Amarnath came into World Cup 1983 after a successful tour of West Indies where he scored 598 runs at an average of 66. Amarnath made a useful contribution to India’s passage to the semi-final.

In the semi-final, when England batted first, Mohinder Amarnath completed his full quota of 12 overs and took 2 wickets for 27 runs. Those two wickets were that of the England star batsmen: David Gower and Mike Gatting. While batting, Amarnath scored 46 before he was run-out.

In the final, Amarnath scored 26 in India’s score of 183. Amarnath played out 80 balls in that innings. In reply, West Indies lost 6 wickets for 76 before Jeff Dujon and Malcolm Marshall added 43 runs making the Indian team and the fans nervous.

Kapil brought on Amarnath with the match hanging in balance. In his very first over, Amarnath struck when Dujon played onto his off-stump. He then got the other set batsman- Marshall caught by Gavaskar in the slips.

Fittingly enough, Amarnath got the last man Michael Holding trapped to the jubilation of the Indian fans all over the world. Amarnath finished with figures of 7-0-12-3.

Mohinder Amarnath is the No. 4 batsman in this team.

#5. Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh - The all-rounder in 2011

Yuvraj Singh started his World Cup 2011 campaign by scoring 3 fifties against England, Ireland and Netherland. In the match against Ireland, apart from scoring a fifty, Yuvraj also took 5 wickets. He followed it up with a century against the West Indies. More than his batting, it was Yuvraj the 5th bowler who impressed one and all.

In the 2011 World Cup, apart from scoring 362 runs, Yuvraj took 15 wickets and was the deserving contender for the man of the series award.

In the quarter-final, Yuvraj scored 57 not out and along with Suresh Raina, took India home. Though he failed with the bat in the semi-final, Yuvraj contributed with the bat by dismissing Younis Khan and Azad Shafiq. In the final, Yuvraj took the all-important wicket of Sangakkara and Samaraweera and remained not out on 21.

Yuvraj was instrumental in India winning both the T20 and 50 over World Cups.

Yuvraj Singh should be the No. 5 batsman in the team.