September 12, 2011 7:27 PM

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MS Dhoni named captain of ICC ODI Team of Year

Indian captain MS Dhoni has been named as captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year and keeps wicket for fourth year in a row.According to a statement of the ICC issued in Dubai today, the other Indian player who have been included in the team are Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan.The other members of the team are AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn of South Africa, Shane Watson from Australia , Graeme Swann from England and Umar Gul from Pakistan. Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka is the 12th man.Six countries are represented in the 12-man line-up and just one player – Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India – four years in a row. The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning captain keeps wicket and leads the side and is joined by fellow ICC ODI Team of the Year 2009 members AB de Villiers of South Africa and Shane Watson of Australia.ODI Team of the Year has been chosen by a specially appointed selection panel chaired by West Indian batting legend and former captain Clive Lloyd.

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