‘One Last Dance’ For International Cricket’s ‘Fab Four’ at the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2023. The ICC Cricket World Cup in India in 2023, which will include some of the game’s top players and teams, is less than a month away. The modern-day “Fab Four,” which consists of batting greats Virat Kohli (India), Steve Smith (Australia), Joe Root (England), and Kane Williamson (New Zealand), will perform their “One Last Dance” together during this competition, which is expected to be very significant in the history of cricket.
This event may be the last major ICC competition in which all four legends compete together, including the ICC Cricket World Cup. Since the New Zealand legend Martin Crowe dubbed all of these celebrities the “Fab Four” to group them together, they have made significant progress in the world.
However, they are not getting any younger as Virat, who will turn 35 in November, Steve, who is 34, Root, who will turn 33 in December, and Williamson, who is now 33, all have upcoming birthdays. They will be in their late 30s by the time of the 2027 50-over World Cup. In the white-ball scenario, there is a good possibility they wouldn’t be present at the same moment.
Virat Kohli
Of the four, Virat is without a doubt the best batter overall. He has scored 13,027 runs at an average of 57.38 in 279 ODIs. In the format, he has 47 centuries and 65 half-centuries, with a best score of 183. He ranks seventh overall and is India’s second-highest ODI run scorer (18,426 runs), after Sachin Tendulkar.
Since 2011, the slick Indian top-order hitter has played for India in 26 World Cup games, scoring 1,030 runs at an average of 46.81. In 26 matches, he has scored two hundreds and six fifties, with the highest score being 107. He ranks 17th overall and is India’s second-highest run scorer in World Cup history, behind only Sachin Tendulkar (2,278 runs). He pushed 2011 up.
Smith Steve
Steve Smith is next. Smith has played 142 ODIs for Australia and is frequently hailed as the best Test batsman since Don Bradman’s era. He has 4,939 runs scored in them at an average of 44.49. In 126 innings, he has amassed 12 hundreds, 29 fifties, and a top score of 164.
Joe Root
Next up is Joe Root. He has 6,217 runs at an average of 48.95 in 161 ODIs. In 150 innings, he has amassed 16 centuries, 36 fifties, and a top score of 133*. He ranks second among ODI run scorers for England behind Eoin Morgan (6,957 runs).
He has played for England in 17 World Cup games since making his debut in 2015, amassing 758 runs at an average of 54.14 in 16 innings, including three hundreds and three fifty-pluses. His highest WC score is 121. He is the second-highest run-scorer in World Cup history for England, after only the illustrious Graham Gooch (897 runs in 21 innings).
Kane Williamson
Let’s look at Kane Williamson last. He has 6,554 runs at an average of 47.83 in 161 ODI games. In 153 innings, he recorded 13 hundreds, 42 fifties, and a top score of 148. He has scored the fifth-most runs for New Zealand in ODIs.
Since making his World Cup debut in 2011, he has amassed 911 runs at an average of 56.93, including two centuries and three fifty-plus scores, in 23 games and 22 innings. His highest rating is 148. He ranks behind Martin Guptill (995 runs), Ross Taylor (1002 runs), and Stephen Fleming (1,075 runs) as New Zealand’s fourth-highest run scorer in World Cup history.
