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New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum, left, congratulates Australian captain Michael Clarke as he leaves the field after he was dismissed for 74 runs during the Cricket World Cup final in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, March 29, 2015. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
MELBOURNE, Australia - New Zealand opener Brendon McCullum gained some small consolation by being named captain of the team of the World Cup on Monday, a day after the Black Caps lost the final by seven wickets to Australia.
McCullum scored 328 runs in nine matches with four half-centuries, but was out for a duck in the first over of the final.
The team chosen by an International Cricket Council panel included four other New Zealanders — Corey Anderson, Trent Boult, Martin Guptill and Daniel Vettori.
There were three Australians — Glenn Maxwell, Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc — two South Africans, A.B. de Villiers and Morne Morkel, and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara as wicketkeeper-batsman.
Starc was also named player of the tournament following Sunday's final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
