The ICC World Cup 2023 is just two weeks away from now. The preparations for the tournament are in full flow as all the teams are giving their best to get battle-ready for the mega event. Teams have started arriving in India and in the next few days, the warmup games will begin as well. The tournament will open with a blockbuster clash between England and New Zealand on 5th October.
ICC World Cup 2023: AB de Villiers backs Shubman Gill to be leading run-getter in World Cup
With ICC World Cup 2023 around the corner, former South African cricketer AB de Villiers has picked his leading run-getter for the tournament. The Proteas legend backed young Indian batter Shubman Gill to set the stage on fire in the mega event of the cricket.
AB de Villiers said that Shubman Gill despite being young already looks like an experienced campaigner. He also talked about his technique and explained:
“He is still young, which is incredible because he looks like an experienced campaigner allready. We are going to heard a lot about him in the future and in this world cup as I think he is going to be the top run scorer.
“Shubman Gill is much more traditional, very straight forward technique. He doesn’t try a lot of different things. He does have a lot of strength where he can change the gears and put a lot of pressure on the bowlers.”
Shubman Gill has set the world cricket on fire ever since he debuted for India. The batter this year has been in the red hot form and is the leading run-getter in the ODIs this year. He also has smashed 5 centuries in the format this year and with the kind of platform he has given to team in every game will be crucial for India.
Shubman Gill was the leading run-getter in the Asia Cup 2023 and was one of the main reasons why his side won the title. It’s fair to say that going into the ICC World Cup 2023, he will be one of the crucial players for India.
ICC World Cup 2023: Full schedule of the ICC World Cup
Here’s a full schedule of the ICC World Cup
Match Number | Matches | Match Date | Match Time (IST) | Venue |
Match 1 | England vs New Zealand | 5-Oct | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
Match 2 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | 6-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
Match 3 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | 7-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
Match 4 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | 7-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
Match 5 | India vs Australia | 8-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
Match 6 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | 9-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
Match 7 | England vs Bangladesh | 10-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
Match 8 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 10-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
Match 9 | India vs Afghanistan | 11-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
Match 10 | Australia vs South Africa | 12-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
Match 11 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | 13-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
Match 12 | India vs Pakistan | 14-Oct | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
Match 13 | England vs Afghanistan | 15-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
Match 14 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | 16-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
Match 15 | South Africa vs Netherlands | 17-Oct | 2:00 PM | Dharamsala |
Match 16 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 18-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
Match 17 | India vs Bangladesh | 19-Oct | 2:00 PM | Pune |
Match 18 | Australia vs Pakistan | 20-Oct | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
Match 19 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | 21-Oct | 10:30 AM | Lucknow |
Match 20 | England vs South Africa | 21-Oct | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
Match 21 | India vs New Zealand | 22-Oct | 2:00 PM | Dharamsala |
Match 22 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | 23-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
Match 23 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | 24-Oct | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
Match 24 | Australia vs Netherlands | 25-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
Match 25 | England vs Sri Lanka | 26-Oct | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
Match 26 | Pakistan vs South Africa | 27-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
Match 27 | Australia vs New Zealand | 28-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
Match 28 | Netherlands vs Bangladesh | 28-Oct | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
Match 29 | India vs England | 29-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
Match 30 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | 30-Oct | 2:00 PM | Pune |
Match 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 31-Oct | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
Match 32 | New Zealand vs South Africa | 1-Nov | 2:00 PM | Pune |
Match 33 | India vs Sri Lanka | 2-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
Match 34 | Netherlands vs Afghanistan | 3-Nov | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
Match 35 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | 4-Nov | 10:30 AM | Bengaluru |
Match 36 | England vs Australia | 4-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
Match 37 | India vs South Africa | 5-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
Match 38 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | 6-Nov | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
Match 39 | Australia vs Afghanistan | 7-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
Match 40 | England vs Netherlands | 8-Nov | 2:00 PM | Pune |
Match 41 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 9-Nov | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
Match 42 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | 10-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
Match 43 | Australia vs Bangladesh | 11-Nov | 10:30 AM | Pune |
Match 44 | England vs Pakistan | 11-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
Match 45 | India vs Netherlands | 12-Nov | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
1st Semi-Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 15-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
2nd Semi-Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 16-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 19-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedaba |