ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2022 revealed, two Indian cricketers included

International Cricket Council (ICC) revealed its Men's ODI Team of the Year 2022 on Tuesday (January 24). Indian batter Shreyas Iyer and pacer Mohammed Siraj made it to the team after impressive performances throughout the year but the likes of Shardul Thakur and Yuzvendra Chahal missed the team.

For the second consecutive year, Pakistan's star batter Babar Azam is named captain to lead the top eleven cricketers who dominated ODIs in the year 2022. Babar played Pakistan's all nine ODIs in 2022 and scored 679 runs at an average of 84.87 and led Pakistan to eight wins. However, despite losing just one ODI match in 2022, no other Pakistani cricketer made the team.

Bangladesh's bowling all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz also made it to the the team but there are no players from England, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. West Indies struggled for the results last year but Alzarri Joseph and Shai Hope have been included in the team after impressive individual performances. 

Adam Zampa was the leading wicket-taker in ODIs in 2022 with 30 wickets from 12 innings and is included in the team alongside Australian opener Travis Head. New Zealand's star pacer Trent Boult played just six ODIs in 2022 but surprisingly took 18 wickets to make it to the team.

Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj in ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2022:

No Indian cricketers made the ODI team last year after a disappointing 2021 year. This time around, there are two of them. Shreyas was the leading run-scorer in ODIs in 2022 with 724 runs from 15 innings at an average of 55.69 and a strike rate of 91.52 with the help of one hundred and six fifties. He was India's leading run-scorer across formats in 2022 despite missing the 2022 Asia Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup.

In-form pacer Mohammed Siraj has been India's best bowler in white-ball cricket lately. He took 24 wickets from just 15 ODI innings in 2022 at an average of 23.50 and an economy rate of 4.62. With Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami struggling with injuries, Siraj has emerged as India's key pacer across formats lately.

ICC Men's ODI Team of the Year 2022: Babar Azam (Pakistan & Captain), Travis Head (Australia), Sahi Hope (West Indies), Shreyas Iyer (India), Tom Latham (New Zealand and WK), Mehidy Hasan Miraz (Bangladesh), Alzarri Joseph (West Indies), Mohammed Siraj (India), Trent Boult (New Zealand), Adam Zampa (Australia)