The countdown for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 has officially begun in India with the warm-up matches between the participating teams.
All 10 teams will battle out for the coveted trophy in the showpiece event, which is set to take place in India from October 5 to November 19.
The ODI World Cup 2023 will kick off in Ahmedabad on Thursday, October 5, with the defending champions England taking on the runners-up New Zealand in the tournament opener.
With only two days remaining until the mega evet gets underway, cricket experts and fans are discussing their preferred playing XIs and identifying the key players who will be crucial for their teams.
Joining the chorus of expert opinions is former South African captain Faf du Plessis, who picked the top four bowlers who will be dangerous for the teams in the upcoming World Cup in 2023. Well, after Dale Steyn, the RCB skipper also overlooked Jasprit Bumrah and went ahead with his IPL teammate Mohammed Siraj as one of his top four bowlers for the CWC 2023.
Apart from Siraj, Du Plessis picked New Zealand speedster Trent Boult, Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav, and South African pacer Kagiso Rabada as top bowlers who can be X factors for their teams.
Faf Du Plessis was quoted as saying by Star Sports: “I think it depends on the wickets. You know, if the wicket has got something in it, someone like Siraj who just nibbles the ball a little bit both ways, and he’s trying the off stump the whole time. Boult, those kinds of guys are going to be extremely successful.”
He added, “Rabada, all those guys, but if there is a little bit of spin, you know, someone like Kuldeep has bowled really well in the last six months. When he gets his tail up and he gets one wicket, you know, the next batter’s coming in, he’s quite tricky to face his first few balls because he spins the ball both ways.”
(With Star Sports Inputs)
