As India will host the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 from October 5th, it will be one of the
most major tournaments, and each and every player and team will fight back and try to win the
World Cup. From there will come top-quality players who will perform and who will contribute for their country as well. Hence, here are the top batters to watch out for:
Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Babar Azam is one of the top competitors. While he will fight back for his country and also try to
win the World Cup for Pakistan, In ODIs, he has scored 5089 runs in 100 matches and smashed
18 centuries and 26 half-centuries. He will be very destructive, keep things simple, and try to win
each game. However, he will be one of the biggest threats to everyone.
Virat Kohli (India)
Virat Kohli is one of the most impressive batters for India. While in the World Cup, he will give
a tough fight for his team, smash sixes and boundaries, get a century, and win every game. In his
career from 2008 to 2023, in 274 matches, he has scored 12898 runs in ODIs with a highest score
of 183, smashed 46 centuries and 65 fifties, and hit 1211 fours and 138 sixes. However, Virat
Kohli will be a big threat for each country, as we have seen in the T20 World Cup, and he will
bat at top notch in the upcoming World Cup in 2023.
Rohit Sharma (India)
Rohit Sharma is one of the most destructive batters for India. In ODIs, he has scored 3379 runs
in 49 matches and smashed nine centuries and 14 fifties. While he will be looking to score as
many big runs as he is capable of. Rohit Sharma will be looking forward to the Cricket World
Cup, where he will be more important and share the crease with Virat Kohli. In his career, he
was very impressive, and lots of history has been created throughout the year. However, in ODI
cricket, he smashed 361 fours and 69 sixes. In the 2019 World Cup, Rohit Sharma has scored
647 runs, including five centuries, in nine matches.
Steven Smith (Australia)
Smith is one of the top players for Australia, and he can hit boundaries and sixes, which creates
huge pressure on the opposition and will be one of the biggest threats for each team. In the ODI,
he scored From 2010 to 2023, he has scored 4939 runs in 142 matches. While Smith smashed 12
centuries and 29 half-century records. However, he will be very impressive while he bats. He hit
435 fours and 47 sixes. When Australia demands it, he delivers with his bat and creates pressure.
He will be something to watch out for in the World Cup of 2023.
Shubham Gill (India)
Shubham Gill will be very impressive and will bat well in the World Cup in 2023. In ODIs,
Shubman Gill scored 1311 runs, with a highest score of 208, and hit four hundred and five fifties.
While he hit 149 fours and 28 sixes. When he comes out to bat, he puts huge pressure on the
opposition. He got 100 in each and every format of the game. However, he will be watching out
for players at the World Cup in 2023.
David Warner (Australia)
He will be a very impressive player ahead of the ODI World Cup. In ODIs, he scored 6030 runs
in 142 matches. However, Warner will be very important for Australia, and he will keep things
simple and score runs for Australia. He smashed 19 centuries and 27 half-centuries, and he
smashed 639 fours and 92 sixes.
Jos Buttler (England)
Buttler will be very important and impressive for England. In the previous World Cup, he played
a massive role for the England cricket team. Meanwhile, in ODIs, he scored 4647 runs in 165
matches with a strike rate of 117. While he smashed 11 centuries and 24 half-centuries and hit
374 fours and 158 sixes. This year, in the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Buttler will play a massive
role because he is at the top level of his career and will be important to watch out for.
Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa)
Van der Dussen is a very important player for South Africa. Whenever South Africa requires
him, he delivers with his bat and accelerates his game to the top notch. In ODIs, he scored 1757
runs in 45 matches and smashed four centuries and 11 half centuries. It will be important to see
how he bats throughout the World Cup 2023 and can take South Africa to the next level.
Tom Latham (New Zealand)
Latham will be a very destructive batter for New Zealand, and he can accelerate his game to the
top notch. In ODIs, he scored 3762 runs in 130 matches and smashed seven centuries and 21 half
centuries. When he comes out to bat, the other team is afraid because if he stays at the crease for
a few hours, he will hit boundaries and sixes all around the park.
Nicholas Pooran (West Indies)
Pooran will be very important for the West Indies team in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. In ODIs,
he scored 1633 runs in 54 matches and smashed one century and 11 fifties. Whenever he delivers
with his bat, he accelerates his game and scores big runs.
