There are just a few days left for the year 2023 to end. Many international ODI matches were played this year in which all the teams performed very well. If we talk about the Indian team, the team performed very well in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 but they had to face defeat against Australia in the final.
This year, many Indian players performed well and won the hearts of many people. The bowlers also left their impression this year. Today we tell you about three Indian bowlers who took the most ODI wickets in 2023.
1- Kuldeep Yadav (49 wickets)
The year 2023 was very good for Kuldeep Yadav. He was the highest wicket-taker for the Indian team in ODIs this year. Kuldeep Yadav took the most ODI wickets for India in 2023. He tops the table with 49 wickets this year(2023) at an average above 20.
| Matches | 30 |
| Innings | 29 |
| Balls | 1306 |
| Overs | 217.4 |
| Maidens | 13 |
| Runs | 1004 |
| Wickets | 49 |
| BBI | 5/25 |
| Average | 20.48 |
| Economy | 4.61 |
| Strike Rate | 26.65 |
| 4/5 Wickets-Haul | 2/1 |
Not only this, this spinner left his mark in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 also. There would hardly be any batsman in international cricket who would have been able to dominate Kuldeep Yadav.
Currently, Kuldeep Yadav has been rested but he would like to continue his performance in 2024 also.
2- Mohammed Siraj (44 wickets)
Mohammad Siraj will never be able to forget the year 2023. This is because he bowled brilliantly for the Indian team in ODI cricket this year. Siraj is in second position on this list.
Mohammad Siraj had bowled well not only in the ODI but in all three formats. If we talk about ODI, the Indian bowler had taken 44 wickets in 25 matches at an average above 20.
| Matches | 25 |
| Innings | 24 |
| Balls | 1033 |
| Overs | 172.1 |
| Maidens | 17 |
| Runs | 910 |
| Wickets | 44 |
| BBI | 6/21 |
| Average | 20.68 |
| Economy | 5.28 |
| Strike Rate | 23.47 |
| 4/5 Wickets-Haul | 2/1 |
Rohit Sharma expressed confidence in him and Mohammad Siraj did not disappoint his captain at all this entire year. He also bowled very well in the Asia Cup. Now Mohammad Siraj would like to continue his same form next year also.
3- Mohammed Shami (43 wickets)
In third place on this list is Mohammed Shami, who played only 19 ODI matches this year and took 43 wickets in his name. He claimed this wicket at an average of 16.64.
Not only this, Shami had also bowled very well in the ODI World Cup 2023 and had taken 24 wickets in 7 matches. He was the bowler taking the highest wickets in this tournament.
| Matches | 19 |
| Innings | 19 |
| Balls | 797 |
| Overs | 132.5 |
| Maidens | 12 |
| Runs | 708 |
| Wickets | 43 |
| BBI | 7/57 |
| Average | 16.46 |
| Economy | 5.32 |
| Strike Rate | 18.53 |
| 4/5 Wickets-Haul | 1/4 |
The performance of Mohammed Shami won the hearts of all the fans. Not only this, he also left his mark in Test cricket.
