World Cup 2019: The World Cup XI that might not play the next edition

#3 All-Rounders: Mohammad Nabi and Mashrafe Mortaza

Mohmmad Nabi

The former Afghanistan captain will make to this eleven as one of the two all-rounders. In this World Cup, his ability to hit boundaries in the death overs and take wickets in the middle overs was invaluable.

Though he didn’t have a great tournament with the bat, he almost took his team to victory against India. Had Afghanistan won that match, it would have been the biggest upset in the World Cup. He ended the tournament with 10 wickets at an economy of 4.61. At 34, it might be his last 50 over World Cup. Additionally, Afghanistan might also look to build a team for the future. Thus, indicating that the 2015 edition was the last we might have seen of the Afghan in World Cup cricket.

Mashrafe Mortaza has been captaining the Bangladesh team for long enough and his contribution to Bangladesh cricket can’t be measured by his numbers. The way the all-rounder has brought this team together and their growth in the past 5 years is incredible. They have reached the Quarterfinals of the 2015 World Cup and the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy in 2017.

In this edition too, Bangladesh played very well though they failed to make it to the top four of the points table. But, the Tigers have to look forward to the future as Mortaza is 35 years old and his career has been curtailed by injuries more often.