The Cricket World Cup is held once every four years. The first one initiated in 1975 at England and the next one has been scheduled at England again from 30thMay 2019. The fans of cricket world cup fantasy league from all around the globe are eagerly waiting for this event to commence.
Back in 1975, the number of ODI fantasy world cup overs was 60. From the 1987 World, the number of overs had been reduced to 50 overs.
We know, many of you have already started to plan about you playing XI fantasy world cup team. Indian governing body for cricket has already declared the Indian squad for the World Cup.
Many of the players will make their first appearance in the world cup fantasy cricket game. Here’s a detailed look at the 15 member player profiles and their performances that will help you know your team better ahead of the World Cup
BATSMEN
- Rohit Sharma – Opening Batsman
Age – 31
Matches Played – 206
Runs – 8010
Highest Score – 264
Average –39
Strike Rate – 87.95
50s/100s – 41/22
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015
- Shikhar Dhawan– Opening Batsman
Age – 33
Matches Played – 128
Runs – 5355
Highest Score – 143
Average –62
Strike Rate – 93.79
50s/100s – 27/16
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015
- Virat Kohli (Captain)– Opening Batsman
Age – 30
Matches Played –227
Runs –10843
Highest Score –183
Average –57
Strike Rate – 92.96
50s/100s –49/41
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2011, 2015
ALL-ROUNDER
- Kedar Jadhav (Batting All-rounder)
Age – 34
Matches Played – 59
Runs – 1174
Highest Score – 120
Average – 48
Strike Rate – 102.53
50s/100s – 5/2
Wickets – 27
Best bowling figures – 3/23
Economy – 5.15
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- Vijay Shankar (Batting All-rounder)
Age – 28
Matches Played – 9
Runs – 165
Highest Score – 46
Average – 00
Strike Rate – 96.49
50s/100s – 0/0
Wickets – 2
Best bowling figures – 2/15
Economy – 5.61
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- Hardik Pandya (Bowling All-rounder)
Age – 25
Matches Played – 45
Runs – 731
Highest Score – 83
Average – 24
Strike Rate – 116.58
50s/100s – 4/0
Wickets – 44
Best bowling figures – 3/31
Economy – 5.53
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- Ravindra Jadeja (Bowling All-rounder)
Age – 30
Matches Played – 151
Runs – 2035
Highest Score – 87
Average – 92
Strike Rate – 84.23
50s/100s – 10/0
Wickets – 174
Best bowling figures – 5/36
Economy – 4.88
Previous World Cup Appearance –2015
WICKET-KEEPER
- Lokesh Rahul (WK-Batsman)
Age – 26
Matches Played – 14
Runs – 343
Highest Score – 100*
Average –30
Strike Rate – 80.89
50s/100s – 2/1
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- MS Dhoni (Keeper) (WK-Batsman)
Age – 37
Matches Played – 341
Runs – 10500
Highest Score – 183*
Average –72
Strike Rate – 87.55
50s/100s – 71/10
Dismissals – 434
Catches/Stumpings – 314/120
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2007, 2011, 2015
- Dinesh Karthik (Keeper) (WK-Batsman)
Age – 33
Matches Played – 91
Runs – 1738
Highest Score – 79
Average –03
Strike Rate – 73.70
50s/100s – 9/0
Dismissals – 68
Catches/Stumpings – 61/7
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2007
BOWLER
- Kuldeep Yadav
Age – 24
Matches Played – 44
Wickets – 87
Best bowling figures– 6/25
Average – 74
Economy – 4.93
5-wickets hauls – 1
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- YuzvendraChahal
Age – 28
Matches Played – 41
Wickets – 72
Best bowling figures– 6/42
Average – 61
Economy – 4.89
5-wickets hauls – 2
Previous World Cup Appearance – None
- Mohammed Shami
Age – 28
Matches Played – 63
Wickets – 113
Best bowling figures– 4/35
Average – 11
Economy – 5.48
5-wickets hauls – 0
Previous World Cup Appearance – 2015
- Jasprit Bumrah
Age – 25
Matches Played – 49
Wickets – 85
Best bowling figures– 5/27
Average – 15
Economy – 4.15
5-wickets hauls – 1
Previous World Cup Appearance –None
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Age – 29
Matches Played – 105
Wickets – 118
Best bowling figures– 5
Average – 66
Economy – 5.01
5-wickets hauls – 1
Previous World Cup Appearance –2015
*Records have been compiled as on April 17, 2019
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