2023: A Year of What Could Have Been for Indian Cricket

Test Performance

India played 8 Tests, winning 3, losing 3, and drawing 2 matches during the year.

White-Ball Dominance

In ODIs, India won 27 out of 35 matches and triumphed in 15 out of 23 T20Is.

Mohammed Shami's Record

Shami's stellar bowling, with a career-best 7/57 against New Zealand, marked the first instance of an Indian securing a seven-wicket haul in ODIs.

World Cup Feats

Shami holds the distinction of being the sole bowler to claim a seven-for in World Cup knockout matches.

Virat Kohli's Milestones

Kohli became the first batsman to achieve 50 ODI centuries, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's record, and amassed 8 hundreds in total across ODIs and Tests in 2023.

Record-Breaking Sixes by Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma set a new world record for the most sixes in a calendar year in ODIs, hitting 67 sixes. He also smashed 31 sixes in the 2023 World Cup, a record for most sixes in a single edition of the tournament.

Shubman Gill's Versatility

Gill is the only Indian batter to notch centuries in all three international formats, securing five in ODIs, one each in Tests and T20Is, and he remains the youngest to hit a double century in ODIs.

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