Top 10 Batsmen in World Cup 2011
Cricket is a very well-known sport and is played in many countries. Cricket lovers from distant places come to see live matches of their favorite players/teams and enjoy every moment of it to the hilt. I am not much of a cricket lover but the Bollywood movie “Lagaan” was an interesting film in which the whole story revolves around cricket. Previously, there used to be Test and One Day matches but recently a new version of the game has been invented which to no ones’ surprise has gained a lot of popularity in very short time period. It is called T20 which comprises of just twenty overs against fifty overs in a traditional One Day match. People love the excitement and drama which lingers throughout the limited game of twenty overs. As my today’s topic is about the batsmen so let me tell you some interesting facts about them before starting the ranking section formally. Shahid Afridi, a Pakistani batsman, holds a record of scoring fastest century in ODI. What is I say that he didn’t have a bat with himself and rather borrowed one from Waqar Younis. Sounds interesting!. Let us go back to a World Cup match of 1975 in which only 36 runs was scored by Gavaskar while he batted 60 overs and was not out. Little surprise India lost that match to England. Such a waste of overs!. Anyways these are just exceptions to this game as there are very resplendent players too in this arena. Let us take a look at them and their rankings in the top ten list. Bear in mind that this list in strictly in connection to the Cricket World Cup 2011.
10. A J Strauss
He was born on 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, Transvaal Province, South Africa and is an English cricketer. On the international level, he is the captain of the England’s Test Cricket team and on the club level, plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club. In the World Cup of 2011, he played total of seven matches in which he managed to score 334 runs with an average of 47.71. In this total is included one hundred and one fifty also which makes it an impressive figure.
9. AB de Villiers
Abraham Benjamin de Villiers was born on 17 February 1984 in Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa. This South-African cricketer is the captain of the South African One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 teams and on the other hand also plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He scored 353 runs in the World Cup 2011 in just five matches with an average of 88.25. This huge total includes 2 hundreds and 1 fifty also. Well-Done AB! That’s the spirit of the game.
8. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh, a part of the champion team, was born on 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India. He was Man of the Tournament in the Cricket World Cup 2011 and that makes him cement eighth place in this list. He scored a resplendent 362 runs in total of nine matches with an average of 90.50. This includes one hundred and four fifties.
7. V Sehwag
Yet another Indian batsman who was also an important part of the World Cup Squad takes his seat at seventh position. He was born on 20th October 1978 in Delhi, India. In the year 2008, he became the only Indian to be honored as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World. In the 2011 World Cup, he scored total of 380 runs in 8 matches with an average of 47.50.
6. G Gambhir
This left-handed Indian batsman was born on 14 October 1981 in New Delhi, India. He is popularly known as Gauti and is a very resplendent batsman who has proven his mettle in various One day and test matches. He scored 300 runs in four consecutive test series and is the only Indian batsman to do so. If we talk in the context of the Cricket World Cup 2011, then Gambhir scored a magnificent score of 393 in total of nine matches with an average of 43.66. There are four fifties included in this score.
5. WU Tharanga
He is a Sri-Lankan batsman and was born on 2nd February, 1985 in Balapitiya. Tharanga is a left-handed batsman and has contributed for his national team in myriad matches. In the World Cup 2011, he played nine matches and scored 395 runs in total with a commendable average of 56.42.
4. IJL Trott
This South-African England Test cricketer has remained ECB Cricketer of the Year in 2011. He was born in 22nd April, 1981 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa. Trott is also the eighteenth English batsman to score a century in his Test debut. In the 2011 World Cup, he scored 422 runs in seven matches with an outstanding average of 60.28. He managed to complete five fifties in the World Cup 2011.
3. KC Sangakkara
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara was born on 27th October 1977 in Matale, Sri Lanka. Sanga (his nickname) is left-handed top order batsman and is also a wicket-keeper of Sri-Lankan national team. He has now left wicket-keeping and now plays as a specialist batsman because his batting average is significantly higher when he plays solely as a batsman in the team. In the 2011 Cup, he scored 465 runs in total of nine matches with an average score of 93.00.
2. SR Tendulkar
Little master (his nick) was born on 24th April, 1973 in India. He is considered to be one of the legendary batsmen the cricketing world has ever seen. He is the only batsman to have scored hundred centuries in ODI and Test matches. He is also only player to score fifty centuries in Test cricket. In World Cup 2011, he scored 482 runs in total of nine matches with an average of 53.55.
1.TM Dilshan
Tillakaratne Mudiyanselage Dilshan was born on 14 October, 1976 in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. He was the former captain of the Sri-Lankan national team and is a tremendous batsman. He is not second to anybody when it comes to bowl as he is a resplendent spin-bowler also. In the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, he won the Man of the series award for his phenomenal batting performance which magnetized the crowd. In World Cup 2011, he scored total of 500 runs in nine matches with an average of 62.50. This score includes two centuries and two fifties.
