Three Indians in ICC's Champions Trophy XI, Sarfraz to lead

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was unlucky to miss out and has been named as the 12th man. (Photo: AP)

The tournament’s highest wicket-taker Hasan Ali completes the XI. (Photo: AFP)

Sarfraz was chosen as the captain following his inspirational leadership during the 18-day tournament that was the cornerstone of his team's 180-run victory over India. (Photo: AP)

Wrist-spinner Rashid finished with seven wickets with an economy rate of 4.73 and hence he is the only specialist spinner in the team. (Photo: AP)

India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been rewarded for his consistency. With an economy rate of under 5, he was Kohli’s most bankable bowler in the tournament. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan’s Junaid Khan rattled batsmen with the new ball and forced his into the Champions Trophy XI. (Photo: AP)

Ben Stokes was selected as an all-rounder following his aggregate of 184 runs and three wickets. (Photo: AP)

India opener Shikhar Dhawan won the Golden Bat for finishing the highest scorer for the second successive time and was an automatic choice to open the innings. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman was picked as Dhawan’s opening partner after he aggregated 252 runs in four matches at a strike-rate of 113, following scores of 31 against South Africa, 50 against Sri Lanka, 57 against England in the semi- final and 114 against India in the final. (Photo: AP)

Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh was selected after driving Bangladesh to their maiden semi-final in a major ICC event. He had notched up a century against England, followed by a 90 plus against Australia and a 78 against India in the semi final. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli’s failure in the final did not malign his performance throughout the tournament, which included three unbeaten half-centuries while chasing. (Photo: AP)

Joe Root was rewarded for his 258 runs in the tournament, even though England could not advance from the semifinal. (Photo: AP)

ICC has named the Champions Trophy XI after the epic India-Pakistan final in Oval on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

The side includes seven players from the two finalists - India and Pakistan. All in all, it includes players from five of the eight participating sides.(Photo: AP)