Cricket World Cup 2023
Aug 22 2023 07:21 AM IST

Matthew Hayden Picks Jasprit Bumrah Over Virat Kohli for Australia in ODI World Cup 2023

Matthew Hayden picks a 29-year-old star and not Virat Kohli as one Indian he would have stolen to play for Australia in ODI World Cup 2023. Picture Credit: ANI and ICC KEY HIGHLIGHTS Matthew Hayden picks a 29-year-old pacer as one Indian player he would've stolen to play for Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023.The 2023 edition of the ICC Men's ODI World Cup will take place in India from October 5 to November 19.

India and Australia will open their campaigns against each other on October 8 in Chennai.Virat Kohli is one of the greatest batters of all time, and any side will be blessed to have him in their ranks. His numbers in all three formats of the game are absolutely stunning. The 34-year-old is the all-time leading run-getter in T20Is, has hammered close to 13,000 runs in ODIs, and has more than 8,500 Test runs to his name. As a leader as well, Virat took India to greater heights during his tenure despite not being able to win any ICC trophy.

He is India’s most successful Test captain, and under his leadership, India won a Test series against Australia in Australia for the first time in 2018-19.The Delhi-born cricketer enjoys a huge fan following in Australia, and many Australian greats and experts rate him very highly as well. But when former Australian opening batter Matthew Hayden was asked to pick one cricketer from the current Indian team who he would have liked to play for Australia in the upcoming edition of the ODI World Cup 2023, he snubbed Kohli’s name and instead picked a 29-year-old star.

According to Hayden, who was the highest run-getter in the 2007 ODI World Cup, he would have stolen Jasprit Bumrah from the current Indian team to play for Australia in the World Cup. Bumrah is one of the greatest fast bowlers India has ever produced and is all set to represent the Men in Blue in the ODI World Cup later this year, which is set to start on October 5." Jasprit Bumrah is the one player from the Indian team who I wish play for Australia in the World Cup," he said during the CEAT event in Mumbai on Monday.