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Too much Sweet nothings! Now, take a look at World Cup's worst XI

April 02, 2015 10:40 IST

Eoin Morgan

England captain Eoin Morgan looks dejected as he leaves the field after the World Cup match against Bangladesh at Adelaide Oval. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images

The biggest cricket gala event, the World Cup, is over but the headlines of ‘best XI’ are still overflowing.

A New Zealand-based website begged to differ and have released the worst team of the just concluded cricket World Cup, with Eoin Morgan as the captain of the underachieving players.

A Kiwi website has announced its 'Not First XI' of the tournament, stating that they were going to call the team England, but unfortunately that name has been taken.

2015 World Cup 'Not First XI':

Dwayne Smith - Opener - West Indies (93 runs, average 15.5)

Quinton de Kock - Opener - South Africa (145 runs, average 20.71)

Gary Ballance - Batsman - England (36 runs, average 9)

Krishna Chadran - Batsman - United Arab Emirates (38 runs, average 7.6)

Eoin Morgan - Batsman/captain - England (90 runs, average 18)

Shahid Afridi - All-rounder - Pakistan (116 runs, average 23.2; 2 wickets at 141)

Luke Ronchi - Wicketkeeper - New Zealand (73 runs, average 12.16)

Kevin O'Brien - Bowler - Ireland (6 wickets for 408 runs, run-rate: 8.18)

Stuart Broad - Bowler - England (4 wickets at 63.50)

Mitchell McClenaghan - Bowler - New Zealand (0/68)

Kemar Roach - Bowler - West Indies (1/150)

Coach - Peter Moores - England.

Source: ANI