Venkatesh Prasad Snubs Shubman Gill's 208 And Virat Kohli's 50th ODI Ton To Pick The Best Performance Of 2023
Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad has picked his top five performances of the year. The year 2023 was a cricketing spectacle and was a great year for all the cricket fans. The WTC Final, ICC Cricket World Cup, and a lot of other cricketing action was witnessed by the fans this year and now when the calendar year comes to an end there are a lot of questions about the top five performances in this year.
Venkatesh Prasad was asked by a fan on Twitter about his top five picks of the best performance in this year and he chose a brilliant set of performances by different players. There are a lot of memorable performances in 2023 and it will be very difficult for anyone to pick the best five among them. Some of them are obviously better than the other but then some are more impactful than the other.
However, Venkatesh Prasad chose his top five based on impact as the choices he made were all very impactful. His first pick was Glenn Maxwell’s double-hundred against Afghanistan while battling severe back pain and cramps. Glenn Maxwell scored 201* against Afghanistan while chasing 293. He took Australia to victory when they were almost over with 91/7. Maxwell partnered with Pat Cummins to drive Australia home with the win.
The second is Travis Head’s World Cup final knock against India where he scored 137 off 120 balls to steer Australia home on a tricky Ahmedabad wicket on the night of the finals. Australia won the ODI World Cup for a record-extending sixth time and Travis Head was awarded the Player of The Match In The Finals.
Watch- Venkatesh Prasad’s Top Five Performances For 2023
Maxwell double hundred,
Head 100 in WC finals and WTC finals,
Kohli in the entire World Cup
Shami in the entire World Cup https://t.co/dKF8LdgJUD— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) December 31, 2023
Venkatesh Prasad picks Travis Head’s knock in the WTC finals as his third-best pick for 2023. Travis Head scored 163 off 174 deliveries in the first inning of the WTC final against India. He was awarded the Player of The Match for his phenomenal innings and Australia won the WTC title beating India in the finals by 209 runs. Travis Head has been the man of the finals for Australia this year, winning the POTM in both the WTC Finals and the World Cup finals.
The fourth pick for Venkatesh Prasad is Virat Kohli in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. Virat Kohli had a phenomenal run in the World Cup amassing 765 runs in 11 innings which included three centuries. He also completed his 50th ODI century in the World Cup when he scored a hundred against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the World Cup.
The fifth pick for Venkatesh Prasad is none other than Mohammed Shami for shattering records in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. He took 24 wickets in seven matches in the World Cup. Shami took three five-wicket hauls in the World Cup and was phenomenal with the ball. His record is one of the most difficult records to break for the coming generation.
