ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of Year 2023 nominees are out! Three of them are Indians...
here to vote for their favourite player. 1. Shubman Gill: 1.584 runs and 24 catches in 29 matches Gill's most notable performances came in the ODI format, with him finishing the year 2023 with 1,584 runs at an average of 63.36.
He became the youngest double centurion in the year, slamming a terrific 208 against New Zealand in Hyderabad early in the year. ALSO READ: Shubman Gill reacts to being named as Gujarat Titans captain, says,'their trust in me to...' 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). Gill ended the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 with 354 runs at an average of 44.25.
With five hundreds and a strike-rate of over 100, Gill was a rock at the top of the order for India alongside skipper Rohit Sharma, and the duo put on several memorable opening stands in the year. 2. Mohammed Shami (India): 43 wickets, 36 runs and 3 catches in 19 matches Mohammed Shami turned around a very average first half of 2023 into a spectacle in the second half, peaking at the Cricket World Cup for India.
What made Shami’s tournament all the more special was that he wasn’t in India’s first-choice XI at the start of the event. He, however, returned to make a huge impact in India’s run to the final in the home World Cup. 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.
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