2. Shubman Gill
Shubman Gill stood out as a batter this year. Across all the formats of the game, Gill showed his exceptional skills as a batter. In ODIs, he was simply outstanding. Gill had scored 1584 runs in 29 innings at a batting average of 63.36, at a very good strike rate of 105.46, including 5 hundreds and 9 fifties. In the Asia Cup 2023, Gill scored 302 runs in 6 innings at a batting average of 75.50, at a strike rate of 93.50, including a hundred and 2 fifties. In the tournament, Shubman was the highest run scorer.
In the ODI World cup 2023, Gill scored 354 runs in 9 innings at a batting average of 44.25, at a strike rate of 106.95, including 4 fifties. Gill has shined in other formats too. In Tests, Gill has scored 230 runs in 8 innings at a batting average of 32.86, including a hundred against Australia. In T20Is, Gill has scored 304 runs in 11 innings at a batting average of 30.40, at a good strike rate of 146.86, including a hundred and a fifty. For his exceptional run in Limited overs cricket, Gill will be in contention to win the award.