ODI Team of the Year 2023

2023 was one such year where the ODI format took the ascend. There were many big tournaments in the year that made the focal point of the year as the ODIs. The year saw tournaments like the ODI World Cup 2023 and the Asia Cup 2023, along with bilateral series like Australia’s tour of India and South Africa, India’s tour of SA, and many other gripping series that the fans absolutely loved watching.

The ODI World Cup 2023 saw a record viewership where the revenue soaked to its highest extent. The reason for the same was the quality of cricket. Batters enjoyed playing in the year. But the bowlers with quality ensured that they did not allow the batters to dictate the terms. The fielding was exciting and everything pointed at a terrific year of cricket in the format.

As the calendar year has come towards an end, here is the team of the year 2023 in ODIs.

Top order

The top order is filled with the Indian batters. Shubman Gill had an unforgettable year with the bat. The youngster established himself as a top batter in the format and hardly failed in the year. He scored the most runs for a batter in the year in the format. Along with him, Rohit Sharma would be the opener, who was selfless as a batter throughout the year. As a batter, Sharma flourished to a whole new level.

The Indian opener gave aggressive starts to the side and did not bat for milestones. Even as a captain, Rohit was brilliant. At number 3, the team will have the class of Virat Kohli, who scored against almost every opponent he played against. In the ODI WC 2023, Virat set a new record for the most runs in a single edition of the tournament, as he scored 765 runs in the tournament and became the Player of the Tournament.

Middle Order

At number 4, Daryl Mitchell from NZ will make it to the side. Much like the other 3 batters, Mitchell was brilliant throughout the year. But his best came in the World Cup, where he was the best middle-order batter. At number 5, the team has the fortune of Heinrich Klaasen who can finish the games incredibly well. The strike rate of Klaasen is unbelievably great and he will also be the wicketkeeper of the side as well.

At number 6, David Miller will be the pure finisher. The teammate of Klaasen was brilliant as a finisher and formed a deadly duo for SA. As a number 6 batter, Miller showed an incredible ability to both anchor the innings and finish them. To follow him would be another Protea, Marco Jansen, who transformed himself into a genuine All-rounder in the year. Jansen was brilliant in the year till the second half of the ODI WC 2023.

Bowlers

At number 8, Pat Cummins will make it to the side for the sheer quality he possesses as a leader to get the best out of the players and himself. the intimidating factor of Cummins in the year is not appreciated enough. The Australian captain will also be the captain of the team. To assist him would be Jasprit Bumrah, who had a sensational ODI WC 2023 and the Asia Cup 2023 as a bowler.

At the other end, the team has the likes of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav to take care of the middle overs bowling. The Indian duo had a dream year with the ball in ODIs. While Kuldeep was brilliant throughout the year, Shami made the ODI WC 2023 his own with a sensational bowling performance. Despite not playing 4 games, Shami ended the tournament as a leading wicket-taker.

ODI Team of the year 2023: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (C), Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah