The skipper of the 2015 World Cup winning Australian team has the fourth-best average among the batsmen. He participated in three World Cups ( 2007, 2011, 2015) during his career and won the elite prize during his farewell tournament.
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Clarke has a better batting average than his fellow Australian teammate and the legendary Ricky Ponting (45.86) in the tournament.
Before retiring, he played a total of 25 matches and scored 888 runs at an average of 63.42 including 8 half centuries.
Arguably the most destructive player of this decade, AB de Villiers participated in three World Cups ( 2007, 2011, 2015) during his career but failed to lay his hands on the elite trophy despite performing consistently with the bat.
Before retirement, he featured in a total of 23 matches and scored 1207 runs at an average of 63.52 including 4 centuries and 6 half centuries.
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Balakrishna has been a cricket writer at Sportskeeda for almost seven years. A sport that he has been following and playing since he was eight, Balakrishna enjoys the intensity of the sport, skills and strategies applied to get a result out of nowhere, and the thrill that it gives. He also played as a medium pace bowling all-rounder in four inter-college tournaments, winning twice.
Balakrishna’s all-time favorite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma. He admires Sachin’s stellar performances against legendary bowlers, along with his discipline and humility. Meanwhile, he is a big fan of how Rohit turned around his initial struggles to build a successful career.
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