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'Khud ko nhi kia select'- Fans react as Shikhar Dhawan picks his top 5 players for World Cup 2023

With the World Cup just two months away the left handed batter has picked his dream top 5 players for the 2023 World Cup.

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India's opening batter Shikhar Dhawan has been out of the team for quite a long time now. But his passion for the game remains the same. With the World Cup just two months away the left-handed batter has picked his dream top 5 players for the 2023 World Cup.

The Delhi-born batter is one of the finest openers in white-ball cricket. He has been sensational in the major tournaments for Team India. With an average of 53.70 in ten games, including three centuries, the World Cup event makes him one of the best Indian openers.

The first (pick) is Virat of course. He is the best batter in the world: Shikhar Dhawan

Speaking on the Cricket Governing Body Review, Dhawan selected his longtime Indian teammates Kohli and Rohit as the first two picks. He stated, "The first (pick) is Virat of course. He is the best batter in the world and has been scoring runs like crazy. Rohit is a very experienced customer. e has scored lots of runs in major tournaments and bilateral (series) and he's a proven player (on the big stage)."

Picking his rest three players he said, "I'll go for Mitchell Starc as he is one of the best fast bowlers (in the world)." "The fourth player will be Rashid Khan with his mystery action," Dhawan said with a grin. "I am sure he'll be very, very impactful (in India) and will take lots of wickets."

Starc was the leading wicket-taker in the 2015 and 2019 World Cups, with 22 and 27 wickets, respectively. He was also the Player of the Series for the 2015 edition, leading Australia to their fifth World Cup title.

He snubbed off Pakistan pacers, and his final pick was South Africa's pacer Kagiso Rabada, he said, "Shaheen Afridi I would not take because then there would be two left-arm pacers, so I'll go for Rabada." "Rabada has that extra pace and extra bounce that is going to rush the batters."

Rabada featured in the lone World Cup in 2019, picking up 11 wickets in nine games at a decent average of 36.09.

Here's how fans reacted: 

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