While the ICC Cricket World Cup, which will take place in October-November, is set to be the highlight of the year, we have already seen some great batting knocks this season.
In the first few hectic months of cricket in 2023, Indian and Australian players rule the batting charts.
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India's 23-year-old batting sensation Shubhman Gill has scored the most international hundreds so far this year.
He is also the only batsman in the world to have scored at least one century in all three formats in international cricket. His first century (116 off 97 balls) of the year came in January against Sri Lanka in an ODI at Thiruvananthapuram.
Meanwhile, former India skipper Virat Kohli has scored four international centuries in 2023. Kohli has not featured for India in the T20I format this season. His first century came with his first outing of the year. He scored 113 runs off 87 deliveries at Guwahati in an ODI against Sri Lanka.
Who has scored the most international hundreds in 2023?
Player | Team | 100s | Test 100s | ODI 100s | T20I 100s |
Shubman Gill | India | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Virat Kohli | India | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Steven Smith | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Kane Williamson | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Sean Williams | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Usman Khawaja | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Rohit Sharma | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
(Note: Batsman from full-member nations of ICC considered only)
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