The ICC World Cup 2023 is almost upon us and the wave of predictions for different things in the tournament which will begin on October 5 in India, has begun. This time legends like Dale Steyn, Waqar Younis, Gautam Gambhir, and others chose their picks for the highest run-getter in the tournament.
Many of the experts had Shubman Gill as their choice. Gill, 24, has been in terrific form with the bat in 2023 in ODIs. He has over 1200 runs in 20 innings with 5 centuries to his name, including a double-ton. He is averaging 72.35 with a strike rate of 105.30.
Former South African skipper Faf du Plessis picked Virat Kohli to be the leading run-getter in the ICC World Cup 2023. He believes that batter can set the stage on fire because the tournament is being played in India. Shane Watson and Mithali Raj backed young Shubman Gill to be the highest run-getter.
Dale Steyn rooted for Babar Azam to be the leading run-getter in the ICC World Cup 2023. The Pakistan captain will enter the World Cup as the no.1 ranked ODI batter and has been the most consistent one.
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Waqar Younis said that Shubman Gill will be the leading run-getter as he feels that he’s in red-hot form and will set the stage on fire. Former England pacer Dominic Cork opted for Rohit Sharma to be the highest run-getter and emulate his performance form the 2019 edition. Shubman Gill was then picked by Piyush Chawla.
However, Gautam Gambhir made a left-field choice in England captain Jos Buttler. While Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, and Rohit Sharma all bat in the top three of their team’s XIs, Buttler will bat at no.5 for England making Gambhir’s choice rather interesting.
Here are the expert predictions for the leading run-getter for ICC World Cup 2023:
Faf du Plessis- Virat Kohli
Shane Watson – Shubman Gill
Mithali Raj – Shubman Gill
Dale Steyn – Babar Azam
Gautam Gambhir- Jos Buttler
Irfan Pathan – Virat Kohli
Waqar Younis – Shubman Gill
Dominic Cork – Rohit Sharma
Piyush Chawla – Shubman Gill
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