The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tournament has witnessed many one-sided contests, thrilling encounters and nail-biters so far. Among the teams, Team India were a formidable force to be reckoned with.
The Men in Blue led by Rohit Sharma have been nothing short of spectacular. The Indian cricket team are the only team that remains unbeaten in the tournament with nine straight wins.
Rohit Sharma and Co extended their winning streak to 9 wins, the most by an Indian cricket team in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup. This goes to show that they have performed exceedingly well in the mega tournament so far.
Indian Cricket Team finished the group stage as the table-toppers with 18 points. On the other hand, South Africa finished second on the table with 14 points with a good Net Run Rate. Australia are third on the points table with 14 points and New Zealand finished fourth on the table with 10 points.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Best Team (among 4 semi-finalists)
In this article, let’s learn more about the players who made the cut in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 best team. Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma have been making waves with the bat as openers in the ongoing ODI World Cup. Quinton de Kock scored 591 runs whereas Rohit Sharma scored 503 runs.
New Zealand immensely benefitted from the services of Rachin Ravindra who scored 565 runs so far. Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 with 594 runs including 2 centuries and 5 fifties. Glenn Maxwell will be remembered for his unbeaten 201* against Afghanistan. His knock helped Australia turn the game in their favour.
South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen played some impactful knocks for South Africa in the marquee event so far. New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner finds himself in the team because of his economical spells. Marco Jansen took 17 wickets in 8 games and he finds himself in the best team.
Adam Zampa is currently the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 22 wickets in 9 games. On the other hand, Mohammad Shami who took 16 wickets in five games in the mega tournament finds himself in the team. Last but not least, Jasprit Bumrah who took 17 wickets in 9 games is there as well.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Best Team
Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma (c), Rachin Ravindra, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Heinrich Klaasen, Mitchell Santner, Marco Jansen, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah