AB de Villiers reveals his World Cup 2023 squad, which includes five Indians but no Jasprit Bumrah. De Villiers selected five Indian players in his ideal World Cup team, but surprisingly left out Jasprit Bumrah, despite the bowler’s impressive 20-wicket effort.
On November 19, Australia broke a billion dreams by defeating India at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium to win their sixth ICC Cricket World Cup championship. Despite India’s great performance leading up to the finals. The Men in Blue were defeat in the final match. Australia’s unwavering pursuit of win earned them another historic milestone in cricket’s most prestigious competition.
As a result, it should come as no surprise that India had several star performers at the World Cup. Ab de Villiers, a well-known South African hitter, confirmed this truth. De Villiers chose five Indian players for his tournament fantasy side, notably leaving out Jasprit Bumrah despite his superb 20-wicket haul.
For the opening spots, he chose Australia’s Travis Head and India’s skipper Rohit Sharma. Head’s remarkable achievement of being named Player of the Match in both the semi-final and final positions. Making him only the fourth player in history to do so. Meanwhile, Sharma’s outstanding performance earned him the title of tournament’s second-highest run-scorer, frequently presenting India with great chances.
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Rachin Ravindra makes it to de Villiers’ World Cup 2023 dream team
De Villiers chose Virat Kohli, who broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most runs in a single edition with 765 runs. Rachin Ravindra clinched the no.4 slot in his team, having scored 578 runs, breaking Tendulkar’s previous record for the most runs in a World Cup edition by a player under 25.
He join by Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, and Ravindra Jadeja. Adam Zampa, the lone leg-spinner, broke Muttiah Muralitharan’s record for most spinner wickets in a World Cup, with 23 dismissals. With 24 wickets, Mohammed Shami leads the pace attack. In De Villiers’ fearsome team, Dilshan Madhushanka of Sri Lanka and Gerald Coetzee of South Africa join the fast three.
AB De Villiers’ team of ODI World Cup 2023:
Travis Head, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rachin Ravindra, Shreyas Iyer, Glenn Maxwell, Ravindra Jadeja, Adam Zampa, Dilshan Madushanka, Gerald Coetzee, Mohammed Shami
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