South African All-rounder Jacques Kallis has picked his five favourite players whom he expects to do well in the upcoming Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 taking place in India. Talking to ICC, Kallis who has played 3 World Cup tournaments for South Africa, shared his individual observation on the upcoming marquee event.
Being himself an all-rounder, Kallis, however, didn’t name any all-rounder in his list of best five playes for the ODI World Cup 2023. Let’s take a look at these names and Kallis thinks they will do incredibly well for their team in the tournament:
Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan is a fierce competitor and head and shoulders above to him teammates in terms of experience and talent. So he is going to play a massive role in creating an upset if not winning the tournament for Afghanistan. “Rashid Khan is going to be a massive player for Afghanistan, he has done particularly well in those conditions are going to suit him”, Kallis said.
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Virat Kohli
This might be Virat Kohli’s last World Cup in front of a home crowd. So, as big a player he is for India, he won’t let it go without making a serious and memorable impact in the tournament. Home crowd, known grouds, exceptional player, wealth of experience, Virat Kohli is going to be the man for India if they fair to the finals. He is kind of player who likes big occasions and the challenges that come with it so no wonder why Jacques Kallis is backing Kohli to do well in the World Cup 2023.
Anrich Nortje
Talking about pace sensation of South Africa, Kallis said, “Anrich Nortje would be another pick of mine, will be certainly one of the fastest bowlers in the World Cup. He is going to play a massive role leading the South African attack and especially early on in the tournament 20 wickets are a little bit fresher.” It must be added that Nortje has some valuable experience of playing in India so it will definitely assisting them in the World Cup. Hard pace, low wickets, we are going to see wickets getting bamboozled in this World Cup for sure.
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Jos Buttler
You can’t leave out Jos Buttler from this list. Buttler is in good nick and with all the power, experience and dominance he comes with, he could definitely be one of the game changers for England in their quest to defend the title. Kallis thinks, “Jos Buttler is going to have a massive World Cup and if England are going to progress fine this World Cup.” Well rightly so because he enjoys batting in these conditions as we have seen him hitting the ball all around the ground in IPL.
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Babar Azam
Kallis’ final pick of the pack in Pakistan’s batting maestro Babar Azam. Babar has never played in India yet the quality he has, it won’t take much time for him to adopt to these conditions. Kallis assuredly said, “He is going to score a lot of runs at the top of the order for Pakistan.” A top class player will have a great opportunity to play in front of a massive crowd in the World Cup.
These are five players Kallis has decided to go with and he expects them to do well in the World Cup. With one quality spinner, one pace hunter, one recognised great, one incredible game changer and one solid class, Kallis has a made a fine 5 players team.
