The year 2023 is about to end, and it’s time to form the best ODI XI of the year. Cricket experts and fans love to form their respective best XIs featuring the top performers in particular formats. ODI format was the talk of the town in 2023, with Asia Cup and ICC ODI World Cup taking place in the year.
India won the Asia Cup, while Australia emerged as the champions of the ICC ODI World Cup. There were many cricketers who performed exceptionally well in ODI cricket this year. Here is the best ODI XI of the year 2023 by Swagcricket.com.
Openers of best ODI XI in 2023 – Travis Head and Shubman Gill
Australia’s Travis Head will open the batting with India’s Shubman Gill for this team. Head stepped up and delivered the goods when it mattered the most by winning the Man of the Match award in semifinal and final of WC 2023, while Gill was the top run-scorer in ODIs in 2023, with 1,584 runs in 29 innings.
Middle Order – Virat Kohli, Aiden Markram, Daryl Mitchell, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Ravindra Jadeja and Marco Jansen
Virat Kohli will bat at number three. He scored his 50th ODI hundred this year and also won the Player of the Tournament award in World Cup 2023. South Africa’s Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen will have the responsibility of destroying the opposition bowlers, while New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will provide stability to the middle-order.
South Africa’s tall all-rounder Marco Jansen will bat at number eight. Jansen scalped 33 wickets in 20 matches with his left-arm pace. Apart from that, he played the finisher’s role to perfection for the Proteas.
Bowlers – Shaheen Afridi, Adam Zampa and Mohammed Shami
Shaheen Afridi will lead the pace attack of this team along with Mohammed Shami. Speaking of Afridi’s performance in ODIs in 2023, the Pakistani speedster accounted for 42 wickets in just 21 matches. He took one four-wicket haul and one five-wicket haul.
Mohammed Shami bagged 43 wickets in just 19 games. He stunned the cricket universe by taking a seven-wicket haul in the semifinal of WC 2023 against New Zealand. Australia’s Adam Zampa completes the team. Zampa bagged 38 wickets in 20 matches, with his best figures being 4/8.
