The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently announced the 2023 ODI International World Cup schedule to be held in India. After the arrival of Schedule, there is a wave of happiness among all the cricket fans. The ODI World Cup will start from October 5 while its final match will be played on November 19. All cricket fans and experts feel that this time the Indian team, the five-time World Cup winning team Australia, and last year’s World Cup winning team England are strong contenders for this trophy.
After the 2019 World Cup, many new faces were seen in all the teams, out of all these new players, in this article, you will get to see the top 4 players to watch out for in the first ODI World Cup.
Mohammed Siraj (India)
After the injury of Jasprit Bumrah in the last few years, the responsibility of Indian team pace bowling attack is on the shoulders of right arm fast bowler Mohammad Siraj. He made his debut in 2018 against Australia. He has played a total of 24 matches so far, in which he has taken a total of 40 wickets for the Indian team with an excellent economy of 4.78.
Cameron Green (Australia)
In the last few months, 22-year-old all-rounder player of the Australian team Cameron Green has been making a lot of headlines. His specialty is that he can tear apart any bowling attack. His innings of 89 runs against New Zealand in ODI match is the highest till date.
Green may not have played many ODI matches for the Australian team, but he has played explosive innings in the IPL in 2023 for the Mumbai Indians franchise. In such a situation, he has good knowledge of Indian condition and pitch.
Green helps his team with batting as well as bowling. He has so far taken 11 wickets in 15 matches for the Australian team with an impressive economy of 5.02 in his Three-year ODI career.
Haris Rauf (Pakistan)
Pakistan team always remains in headlines because of its fast bowling attack. Every year this country comes up with new talent which confuses the opposing team. Haris Rauf, who made his debut for his team Pakistan in 2020, has become the main bowler in the bowling line-up of the Pakistani team.
He has played a total of 22 matches for his country so far, in which he has taken a total of 39 wickets with an excellent economy of 5.85. Together with the youngsters Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi and Neesham Shah become even more lethal.
Shubman Gill (India)
Shubham Gill, the 23-year-old right-handed opener batsman of the Indian team, has become the best player of white ball cricket. He came in the headlines when he scored a double century against New Zealand in Hyderabad. In this year 2023, Gill has played a total of 9 matches for the Indian team, in which he has scored a total of 624 runs at an excellent strike rate of 117. In these 9 matches, he has also scored a total of 3 centuries and a half century.
