There were several players vying for one position. Some promised to deliver spectacular performances, but failed to do so. Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and Aravinda De Silva had disappointing tournaments. Geoff Allott's outstanding bowling performances with 20 wickets, a World Cup record equal with Shane Warne, can't make my team. Bowlers Allan Donald, Shoaib Akhtar, Courtney Walsh and all-rounders Shaun Pollock, Chris Cairns and Neil Johnson had successful tournaments, but other players eased them out of a final place.

The Australians, Pakistanis, Indians and the South Africans make up the majority of the team, with one New Zealander securing aplace.

1. Saurav Ganguly: Played very well in the early stages of the competition when batting was difficult against the swinging white ball and when pitches seamed around. He made the highest score in the competition (183). He won two `Man of the Match' awards. Scored 379 runs at 54.

2. Mark Waugh: Consistent tournament scoring 375 runs at 41 with a highest score of 104 and two other scores over fifty. He won one `Man of the Match' award and made batting look easy on difficult pitches.

3. Rahul Dravid: The batsman of the tournament. He played wonderfully well and scored 461 runs at 66 including two centuries and two half centuries. A class player who proved he could adapt to one-day cricket.

4. Jaques Kallis: Influential player with bat and ball. He had an outstanding tournament scoring 312 runs at 52 with a highest score of 96 and three half centuries. He was a wicket-taking bowler with the new ball. Captured 8 wickets at 32 and won two `Man of the Match' awards.

5.Roger Twose: Held the New Zealand batting together on numerous occasions. The best of the NZ batsmen, scoring 318 runs at 79.5 with a highest score of 80 not out and scored three half centuries. Two `Man of the Match' awards. His gritty batting in tense situations helped NZ defeat Australia and India.

6. Steve Waugh (captain): Very inspirational player who masterminded the success of the Australian team, always fighting for survival in the competition. Played several important innings including a match winning 120 not out against South Africa to allow Australia to make the semi finals. Scored 398 runs at 79.6. Cool under pressure and in control of tense match situations.

7. Lance Klusener: The player of the World Cup. He won four `Man of the Match' awards and kept South Africa in the competition. Powerful stroke player scoring his runs at better than a run a ball. Scored 278 runs at 139.5 including two half centuries -- he was a difficult batsman to dismiss. He had six `not outs.'Aggressive fast bowler who captured 17 wickets at 19.

8. Moin Khan: The best wicket keeper in the tournament. Always looked neat, tidy and efficient behind the stumps taking some excellent catches. He helped Saqlain capture his hat-trick by affecting two stumpings. Scored some useful runs -- 241 at 34.

9. Wasim Akram: Always a dangerous and respected bowler. Captured 15 wickets at 23 and conceded less than 4 runs per over. Could have been more influential with the bat. Started the tournament well with some power hitting, but faded badly.

10. Shane Warne: Slow start to the tournament but ended the campaign with his reputation in tact. Equalled the World Cup record with 20 wickets at an average of 18. Won two `Man of the Match' awards. He had the ability to dismiss top order batsmen with quality leg spin bowling. His positive attitude was instrumental in lifting the Australian team in difficult situations.

11. Glenn McGrath: A quality fast bowler who started the tournamentslowly when he was used as a first change bowler. When given the new ball, he excelled. He destroyed the West Indies with 5/14 and captured 18 wickets during the campaign, at an average of 20, with an economy rate of less than four runs per over. The best all-round fast bowler of the World Cup.

HADLEE'S CHOICE

DREAM TEAM

1 Saurav Ganguly
2 Mark Waugh
3 Rahul Dravid
4 Jacques Kallis
5 Roger Twose
6 Steve Waugh (captain)
7 Lance Klusener
8 Moin Khan
9 Wasim Akram
10 Shane Warne
11 Glenn McGrath

The B team to play Dream Team

THE TOP ORDER BATTING

Saeed Anwar (368 runs at 40)

Herschelle Gibbs (341 runs at 37)

Ricky Ponting (354 runs at 39)

Sachin Tendulkar (253 runs at 42)

ALL ROUNDERS

Neil Johnson (367 runs at 52 and 12 wickets at 19)

Michael Bevan (264 runs at 52)

Chris Cairns (171 runs at 42 and 11 wickets at 29)

WICKET-KEEPER

Ridley Jacobs (averaged 102 as opening batsman)

OFFSPINNER

Saqlain Mushtaq (17 wickets at 21)

PACE BOWLERS

Courtney Walsh (11 wickets at 9.72)

Geoff Allott (20 wickets at 19)