Former India opener Virender Sehwag makes his pick for leading run-scorer in ODI World Cup 2023

The much-awaited ODI World Cup 2023 is scheduled to kick off in October. The first match will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, where the two finalists from the last edition, England and New Zealand will lock horns against each other. The venues for the knockout games and semi-final have been announced. The final is set to be hosted by Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.

The Men in Blue’s opening game of the mega event will be against Australia at MA. Chidambaram, in Chennai on October 8. One of the biggest fixtures of the tournament will be played between India and Pakistan. Earlier, the game was set to be played on October 15, but now the game has been preponed to October 14 due to the start of the auspicious festival of Navratri.

I am sure that he will make a difference and will score lots of runs: Virender Sehwag

Former Indian opener, Virender Sehwag opines that team India’s skipper, Rohit Sharma will finish the mega event as the tournament’s leading run-scorer. The right-hand batter asserted that due to batting-friendly conditions in India,  the openers will get a lot of help in the start of the innings and they can score runs easily.

“India has got good wickets, so I think openers will get good opportunities. If I want to pick one, I think Rohit Sharma. There are a couple of names, but I am Indian and I should pick an Indian, so Rohit Sharma. When the World Cup comes, his energy level and his performance goes up. So, I am sure [he will do well]. And this time, he’s the captain also. I am sure that he will make a difference and will score lots of runs,” Sehwag was quoted as saying in a video posted on Apex Cricket Council on his Instagram handle.

Rohit was the leading run-scorer in the previous edition of the ODI World Cup which took place in England back in 2019. The Mumbai-born cricketer slammed 648 runs in nine matches at an average of 81 with five hundreds in the tournament. So far in his international career the 36-year-old has played 244 ODIs in which he has smashed  9837 runs at an average of 48.69, with 48 fifties and 30 hundreds.