The ICC World Cup 2023 fewer is on. The mega event will take place in India from 5th October to 19th November. All the 10 teams have arrived in India and the warmup fixtures ahead of the tournament have begun as well. The preparations are in full flow as well as all the participants are leaving no stone unturned to tick all the boxes ahead of the tournament.
ICC World Cup 2023: Nasser Hussain picks his “Ultimate World Cup 11” 2023; Only 2 Indians feature
With ICC World Cup 2023 around the corner, former England cricketer Nasser Hussain has picked his ultimate XI for the tournament. What caught the attention of many was he left Shubman Gill, who has been the best batter in the 2023.
Nasser Hussain picked Quinton de Kock and Rohit Sharma as two openers in the team for the ICC World Cup 2023. The duo has been the backbone of India and South Africa respectively and has been consistently piling up runs for the team.
Babar Azam, who is the No.1 ranked ODI batter, was slotted at No.3 by Nasser Hussain whereas Virat Kohli will bat at No.4 in the ICC World Cup 2023 XI. Both Babar and Kohli are the leading batters of this generation and have done staggering job for their team.
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England skipper Jos Buttler has been picked by Naseer Hussain as a keeper batter in the team. Whereas Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan and Netherlands’ Bas de Leede are the two front line all-rounders in the team for the Ultimate World Cup 11.
New Zealand’s Trent Boult and Australia captain Pat Cummins are the two pacers picked by Nasser Hussain on the ICC World Cup 2023 XI.
Here’s Nasser Hussain’s “Ultimate World Cup 11”
Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Babar Azam, Virat Kohli, Jos Buttler, Shakib Al Hasan, Bas De Leede, Rashid Khan, Pat Cummins, Trent Boult, Maheesh Theekshana.
ICC World Cup 2023: Full schedule of the ICC World Cup
Here’s a full schedule of the ICC World Cup
| Match Number | Matches | Match Date | Match Time (IST) | Venue |
| Match 1 | England vs New Zealand | 5-Oct | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 2 | Pakistan vs Netherlands | 6-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Match 3 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | 7-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
| Match 4 | South Africa vs Sri Lanka | 7-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 5 | India vs Australia | 8-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 6 | New Zealand vs Netherlands | 9-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Match 7 | England vs Bangladesh | 10-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
| Match 8 | Pakistan vs Sri Lanka | 10-Oct | 2:00 PM | Hyderabad |
| Match 9 | India vs Afghanistan | 11-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 10 | Australia vs South Africa | 12-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 11 | New Zealand vs Bangladesh | 13-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 12 | India vs Pakistan | 14-Oct | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 13 | England vs Afghanistan | 15-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 14 | Australia vs Sri Lanka | 16-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 15 | South Africa vs Netherlands | 17-Oct | 2:00 PM | Dharamsala |
| Match 16 | New Zealand vs Afghanistan | 18-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 17 | India vs Bangladesh | 19-Oct | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 18 | Australia vs Pakistan | 20-Oct | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| Match 19 | Netherlands vs Sri Lanka | 21-Oct | 10:30 AM | Lucknow |
| Match 20 | England vs South Africa | 21-Oct | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 21 | India vs New Zealand | 22-Oct | 2:00 PM | Dharamsala |
| Match 22 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | 23-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 23 | South Africa vs Bangladesh | 24-Oct | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 24 | Australia vs Netherlands | 25-Oct | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 25 | England vs Sri Lanka | 26-Oct | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| Match 26 | Pakistan vs South Africa | 27-Oct | 2:00 PM | Chennai |
| Match 27 | Australia vs New Zealand | 28-Oct | 10:30 AM | Dharamsala |
| Match 28 | Netherlands vs Bangladesh | 28-Oct | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 29 | India vs England | 29-Oct | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 30 | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka | 30-Oct | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 31 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | 31-Oct | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 32 | New Zealand vs South Africa | 1-Nov | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 33 | India vs Sri Lanka | 2-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 34 | Netherlands vs Afghanistan | 3-Nov | 2:00 PM | Lucknow |
| Match 35 | New Zealand vs Pakistan | 4-Nov | 10:30 AM | Bengaluru |
| Match 36 | England vs Australia | 4-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 37 | India vs South Africa | 5-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 38 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | 6-Nov | 2:00 PM | Delhi |
| Match 39 | Australia vs Afghanistan | 7-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| Match 40 | England vs Netherlands | 8-Nov | 2:00 PM | Pune |
| Match 41 | New Zealand vs Sri Lanka | 9-Nov | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| Match 42 | South Africa vs Afghanistan | 10-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedabad |
| Match 43 | Australia vs Bangladesh | 11-Nov | 10:30 AM | Pune |
| Match 44 | England vs Pakistan | 11-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Match 45 | India vs Netherlands | 12-Nov | 2:00 PM | Bengaluru |
| 1st Semi-Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 15-Nov | 2:00 PM | Mumbai |
| 2nd Semi-Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 16-Nov | 2:00 PM | Kolkata |
| Final | T.B.C. vs T.B.C. | 19-Nov | 2:00 PM | Ahmedaba |