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South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma scored a century in the first match against Australia on Thursday and moved into the top spot in the list of batsmen with the most centuries as a captain in a World Cup year. In this regard, Bavuma has surpassed Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who has scored two centuries so far this year. This was Bavuma’s third century in 2023. The South African captain has already scored centuries against West Indies and England earlier this year. As for Indian captain Rohit Sharma, he has scored just one century in 11 innings in the 50-over format in this year’s ODI World Cup and is currently ranked 11th on the list.
Apart from Rohit Sharma in the year 2023 there are 8 more captains who currently have 1-1 century. While West Indies captain Shay Hope is in the top-3 with 2 centuries along with Babar Azam and Temba Bavuma.
Temba Bavuma has scored this third century in 7 matches played this year. He is currently in great form. In the year 2023, his batting average of 106.80 in the 50-over format is the highest among the top-10 batsmen on this list. Bavuma has scored a total of 534 runs this year. Such a performance by the captain in the World Cup year will boost the enthusiasm of other players as well.
Talking about Babar Azam, in the 14 matches played so far, he has scored 706 runs at an average of 54.30. During this time he scored 2 centuries and 6 half-centuries. His best score this year is 151 which he scored recently against Nepal.
If we look at the statistics of Rohit Sharma, the Indian captain has scored 468 runs at an average of 52 with 1 century in 11 innings. The hitman has managed to score 3 half-centuries during this period. Hopefully, like last time, his bat will make a splash in the World Cup this year as well.