World Cup 2023: Former Indian cricket legend captain Ajay Jadeja has been appointed the mentor of the Afghanistan national cricket team during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officially confirmed this appointment on October 2, 2023.
Ajay Jadeja brings a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of Indian cricket conditions to his role as Afghanistan mentor.
His impressive One Day International (ODI) record consists of 196 matches, during which he scored 5359 runs at an average of 37.47.
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He also has six centuries and 30 half-centuries to his name in ODIs. Apart from his ODI career, Jadeja represented India in 15 Test matches between 1992 and 2000.
Furthermore, Ajay Jadeja was a part of India’s World Cup squad in three editions – 1992, 1996 and 1999.
He is remembered for the remarkable catch he took to dismiss Allan Border during India’s 1992 World Cup group-stage match against Australia.
The Afghanistan cricket team is currently in India and preparing for the upcoming World Cup.
However, their preparations suffered a setback during the first round of practice games when their match against South Africa was canceled due to heavy rain in Thiruvananthapuram.
Afghanistan are scheduled to play another warm-up match against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on October 3, 2023 as they aim to gain some valuable game time before the tournament officially begins.
Afghanistan’s campaign in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin on October 7, 2023, when they face Bangladesh at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
For more details head to ICC’s official website.
Top Five Key Wicketkeeper in World Cup 2023
Many players in the 2023 ODI World Cup will be watched closely by cricket analysts for their memorable performances.
The World Cup will begin on October 5th. The tournament begins with a match between defending champion England and runner-up New Zealand. Take a look at the top five wicketkeepers for the ODI World Cup in 2023.
Quinton De Kock: According to the sports media, South Africa’s wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock will retire from this format after the 2023 ODI World Cup. He is also known for his wild batting in One-Day Internationals.
This is De Kock’s final World Cup, and he will never play an ODI for South Africa again. Everyone’s attention will be drawn to his performance in such a predicament.
| Tournament | Match | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 54 | 91 | 6 | 3300 | 141 | 38.82 | 4652 | 70.94 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 411 | 33 |
| ODI | 145 | 145 | 7 | 6176 | 178 | 44.75 | 6450 | 95.75 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 714 | 97 |
| T20I | 80 | 79 | 9 | 2277 | 100 | 32.53 | 1658 | 137.33 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 235 | 86 |
| IPL | 96 | 96 | 6 | 2907 | 140 | 32.3 | 2166 | 134.21 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 287 | 114 |
Jonny Bairstow:
| Tournament | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Test | 95 | 168 | 12 | 5804 | 167 | 37.21 | 9938 | 58.4 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 693 | 50 |
| ODI | 98 | 89 | 8 | 3653 | 141 | 45.1 | 3515 | 103.93 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 410 | 89 |
| T20I | 70 | 64 | 13 | 1512 | 90 | 29.65 | 1099 | 137.58 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 135 | 67 |
| IPL | 39 | 39 | 3 | 1291 | 114 | 35.86 | 905 | 142.65 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 133 | 55 |
Devon Convway:
Jos Buttler: England’s Skipper and wicketkeeper Jos Buttler, bats lower down the order in ODIs.
Butler can bat anywhere in the order. He can also wreck any bowling attack with his storming batting.
Most batting tracks will be featured in the World Cup this year. In such a circumstance, all eyes will be on Butler’s erratic hitting.
| Tournament | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| ODI | 169 | 142 | 26 | 4823 | 162 | 41.58 | 4088 | 117.98 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 392 | 162 |
Litton Das: Liton Das, the wicketkeeper-batsman, is Bangladesh’s major batting connection. Das bats first and is capable of scoring runs at a rapid rate straight away. Litton’s ability to score runs is critical if Bangladesh is to play well in the World Cup.
| Tournament | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| ODI | 77 | 76 | 5 | 2250 | 176 | 31.69 | 2568 | 87.62 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 240 | 39 |