Top-ranked ODI side India had a superb run last year and won all their matches in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup before losing to Australia in the final. Their consistency is reflected in the selection of six players in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year including both openers and a pair of fast bowlers.
The top three ODI run accumulators in 2023 – Shubman Gill (1,584 runs), Virat Kohli (1,377) and Rohit Sharma (1,255), who are currently ranked from second to fourth in the batting rankings - have been picked for three of the top four batting positions.
Head, who was named Player of the Match for a 120-ball 137 in the World Cup final in Ahmedabad, gets the number three position while New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is the number five batter. South Africa wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen is selected after notching 927 runs and accounting for 20 dismissals.
Wrist spinners Adam Zampa of Australia and Kuldeep Yadav of India have been named along with a seam attack that consists of Mohammad Shami (43 wickets in 2023) and Mohammad Siraj (44 wickets) of India and all-rounder Marco Jansen of South Africa.
NOTE: The ICC Awards 2023 announcements will continue on Wednesday and Thursday when 13 individual award winners will be declared.
ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Year:
- Rohit Sharma (Capt, Ind)
- Shubman Gill (Ind)
- Travis Head (Aus)
- Virat Kohli (Ind)
- Daryl Mitchell (NZ)
- Heinrich Klaasen (WK, SA)
- Marco Jansen (SA)
- Adam Zampa (Aus)
- Mohammed Siraj (Ind)
- Kuldeep Yadav (Ind)
- Mohammed Shami (Ind)
(With Inputs From Press Release)