World Cup 2015: NDTV Experts' Top Five Batsmen and Bowlers
Australian pacer Mitchell Starc topped the top-five bowling list of Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman, Brian Lara and Ian Chappell. Shikhar Dhawan, R. Ashwin and Mohammed Shami found a mention in almost every list.
Shikhar Dhawan, R. Ashwin and Mohammed Shami found a mention in almost every list of top-five batsmen and bowlers as Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman, Brian Lara and Ian Chappell picked their favourite performers after the group stages of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Australian pacer Mitchell Starc topped the top-five bowling list of all four experts. (Who Plays Who in Quarters | Full World Cup Coverage)
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Top-Five Batsmen:
Brian Lara: Kumar Sangakkara, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Shikhar Dhawan (De Villiers, Sangakkara Battle top spot in ODI Rankings)
Sunil Gavaskar: Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahmudullah, Dhawan, de Villiers
Ian Chappell: Sangakkara, de Villiers, Dhawan, Dilshan, David Warner
VVS Laxman: Sangakkara, de Villiers, Brendan Taylor, Dhawan, Mahmudullah (Jayasuriya Hails Unbelievable Sanga)
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Top-Five Bowlers:
Laxman: Mitchell Starc, Trent Boult, Daniel Vettori, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami
Lara: Starc, Shami, Boult, Vettori, Jerome Taylor
Gavaskar: Starc, Boult, Tim Southee, Ashwin, Shami
Chappell: Starc, Boult, Southee, Taylor, Ashwin