Ahmedabad : Team India may have lost the 13th ICC Cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Sunday, but its players have created many records despite the defeat. Star batsman Virat Kohli, who is in excellent form, along with scoring the most runs in the World Cup held in India, also became the batsman who scored the most runs in a tournament in the World Cup history, while Mohammed Shami, despite being out of the first four matches, was the most successful bowler. . Kohli scored 765 runs in 11 matches in the World Cup 2023 at an average of 95.62, which is a world record. He scored three centuries and six half-centuries. However, he failed to make India champion once again.
Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record
Virat Kohli broke the record of his idol and great batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who was the top scorer in the 2003 World Cup by scoring 673 runs. However, India also had to face defeat against Australia in the 2003 World Cup final. Indian captain Rohit Sharma remained second in the list of batsmen scoring the most runs by scoring 597 runs at an average of 54.27 with one century and three half-centuries in 11 matches.
Kohli-Rohit on top among top batsmen
After Kohli and Rohit, South Africa’s Quinton de Kock (594 runs) and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra (578 runs) and Daryl Mitchell (552 runs) were included in the top five batsmen. The most successful batsman from Australia to win the title was David Warner, who was ranked sixth in this list with 535 points. Despite being out of India’s first four matches, Shami was the most successful bowler of the tournament by taking 24 wickets in seven matches at an excellent average of 10.70. He took five or more wickets in an innings thrice in the tournament. His best performance was taking seven wickets for 57 runs against New Zealand in the semi-finals, which is also the best performance by a bowler from India in the One Day International format.
Australia’s Zampa is the second most successful bowler
Australia’s Adam Zampa was the second most successful bowler with 23 wickets in 11 matches. Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka (21 wickets), India’s Jasprit Bumrah (20 wickets) and South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee (20 wickets) were also included in the top five bowlers.