ICC World Cup 2023: AB de Villiers backs Virat Kohli to be among the top three leading run-getters in World Cup
The ICC World Cup 2023 is less than one week away from now. It’ll be a great opportunity for all the teams to make or break records and set the world cricket on fire. The preparations are in full flow as warmup games are also in progress and it promises to be an enthralling tournament.
ICC World Cup 2023: AB de Villiers backs Virat Kohli to be among the top three leading run-getters in World Cup
India surely will be one of the threatening forces in the ICC World Cup 2023. It’s fair to say that spotlight will be on Virat Kohli as well as he will be playing his third World Cup and would be hoping to set the stage on fire and win the title for his team.
AB de Villiers, who has been a close friend of Virat Kohli and his teammate at RCB, also backed the Indian batter to set the stage on fire in the ICC World Cup 2023. He believes that the batter will be among the top three run-getters in the tournament.
Virat Kohli no doubt be important to India’s chances in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023. He is arguably one of the best batters in world cricket. It’ll be no surprise if he sets the stage on fire in the tournament. It’s fair to say that if he bats to his potential then no one can take the cup away from India.
Virat Kohli activates his best when it comes to the ICC tournaments. He has always been India’s best player in the big games and would be hoping to live up to his expectations in the upcoming tournament.
ICC World Cup 2023: AB de Villiers backs Shubman Gill to be leading run-getter in World Cup
Former South African cricketer AB de Villiers also 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 a 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.”
ICC World Cup 2023 will begin from 5th October. India will open their campaign against Australia on 8th October.