The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday, announced the nominees for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year Award for 2023.
India’s trio of Talismanic batter Virat Kohli, senior fast-bowler Mohammed Shami and young batter Shubman Gill have been nominated for the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2023 award. New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell is the fourth and lone non-Indian nominee for the award. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
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Virat Kohli
1377 runs, 1 wicket and 12 catches in 27 matches
Kohli built on his stunning international cricket comeback in 2022 with a spectacular 2023, where was adjudged Player of the Tournament in the Men’s ODI World Cup on home soil. He smashed at least a half-century in nine of his 11 innings at the World Cup, finishing with a mind-blowing 765 runs.
His 765 runs are the most ever scored by an individual batter at a men’s ODI World Cup, going past the previous record set by Sachin Tendulkar in 2003. Kohli finished the tournament with an average of 95.62 and a strike rate of 90.31, with three centuries including one in the semifinal against New Zealand at Mumbai, as India made a match-winning 397.
Mohammad Shami
43 wickets, 36 runs and 3 catches in 19 matches
Shami took three five-wicket hauls and a four-wicket haul in the seven matches he played in the tournament. The seamer also broke the record for India’s leading wicket-taker at Men’s Cricket World Cups, taking his tally up to 55 wickets in just 18 games.
The highlight of Shami’s imperious showing in the World Cup was his record haul of 7/57 against New Zealand in the semi-final of the tournament. With a double strike, he dismissed the well-set Mitchell for 134 and then wiped out the tail to finish with a seven-for, the best figures by an Indian player in men’s ODIs.
Shubhman Gill
1584 runs and 24 catches in 29 matches
Fairly raw on the biggest stage, His most notable performances came in the ODI format, with him finishing the year with 1584 runs at an average of 63.36. It was the fifth-highest tally of runs by an Indian in a year in ODIs, only surpassed by the numbers racked up by Sachin Tendulkar (1996, 1998), Rahul Dravid (1999) and Sourav Ganguly (1999).
Shubman Gill became the youngest double centurion in the year, slamming a terrific 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad early in the year. He became the joint-second fastest to 1000 ODI runs. The solo show from Gill saw him contribute to nearly 60% of the team runs.
