Four players who had a formidable efficiency in the ODI World Cup held in India have been chosen as finalists for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 Award.
Three Indian cricketers, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, and Mohammed Shami, have been nominated for the prestigious ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year award for 2023. These players haven’t solely showcased their distinctive expertise all through the World Cup however have additionally had an impressive general season. Joining them in the competitors is New Zealand all-rounder Daryll Mitchell.
Kohli and Shami have achieved outstanding feats in the World Cup, with Kohli rising as the main run-scorer and Shami as the main wicket-taker. Kohli amassed a formidable 765 runs, breaking a number of information, together with the most runs in a single ODI World Cup version and changing into the first batter to realize 50 ODI centuries. Shami, on the different hand, took 42 wickets, making him the highest wicket-taker in the match.
In addition to their World Cup performances, Kohli and Shami had an distinctive yr in ODIs. Kohli was the second main run-scorer in 2023, accumulating 1,377 runs with a median of 72.47, together with six centuries. Shami, on the different hand, grew to become India’s all-time main wicket-taker in ODI World Cups, taking 24 wickets in the 2023 version with an astonishing common of 10.70 and three five-wicket hauls.
Shubman Gill, a rising star in the ODI format, had a breakthrough yr in 2023. The fashionable batter completed as the main run-scorer for the yr, scoring a formidable 1,584 runs at a median of 63.36, together with 5 centuries. Gill additionally made historical past by changing into the youngest Indian batter to attain a double century in ODIs.
However, the trio of Indian stars will face powerful competitors from Mitchell, who had an impressive efficiency in the World Cup. He scored a formidable 552 runs with a median of 69 and a strike fee of 111.06.
These nominations emphasize Team India’s dominance in the 50-over format all through the earlier yr. They achieved a outstanding streak of ten consecutive victories in the World Cup, solely to face defeat in the remaining.
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