India vs West Indies 2023: Predicting India’s top 3 run scorers in ODIs 

While all the controversies around India’s Test squad for the West Indies tour are in discussion, India’s ODI squad against West Indies has a straightforward choice. As the series acts as a preparatory task ahead of India’s campaign for the ODI World Cup later this year, the men in blue will field a near full-strength XI against the men in maroon later this month. Big names like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be playing in the series. It’s time to predict Team India’s top run-scorers against West Indies in ODIs.

1. Shubman Gill 

The young batter from Firozpur is the talk of the town in recent days for his batsmanship. The 23-year-old batter averages 65.55 in One Day Internationals currently. After playing 24 games in the format, the opener has scored 1311 runs for India at an impressive strike rate of 107.11. In the current calendar year, Gill has played 9 games and scored 624 runs at an average of 78.00, at a great strike rate of 117.51, including 3 hundred and a fifty. The batter from Punjab also registered a double hundred against New Zealand earlier this year.

2. Virat Kohli 

The experienced batter has been in fine form in 2023. In 9 ODI games in the year, India’s star batter has scored 427 runs at an average of 53.88, at a terrific strike rate of 116.03, including 2 hundred and a fifty. While the 34-year-old has returned to his self-best after a long slump in form, the ODI World Cup is a big challenge ahead of him. The Delhi batter would be eager to score some runs against West Indies in the ODI series to gain some confidence ahead of the big tournament. Kohli has 2261 runs against West Indies in ODIs, the second most against any opponent in the format by him.

3. Rohit Sharma

The Indian captain has been in good form in the last 18 months with the bat in the format. In 16 innings in the period, the 36-year-old has 620 runs at an average of 44.29, at a very good strike rate of 110.71, including a hundred and 2 fifties. Sharma has a good record against West Indies in ODIs. In 34 innings, the Mumbai batter has scored 1601 runs at an average of 57.18, at a strike rate of 92.17, including 3 hundred and 12 fifties. The Indian opener is 175 runs shy of becoming only the 15th batter to score 10000 runs in the format.