bumrah and mohammed shami of the indian team are among the top ten wicket-takers in the 2023 World Cup. bumrah and mohammed shami missed the chance when they had a great chance to top the list of highest wicket-takers. shaheen Shah Afridi of the pakistan team has taken more wickets than both of them. However, bumrah and mohammed shami have proved to be the best bowlers in terms of low bowling average and good bowling economy. The top five wicket-takers in the 2023 world cup series are - Australia's Adam Zamba with 22 wickets, Sri Lanka's Madhushanka with 21 wickets, South Africa's Gerald Coetzee with 18 wickets, Pakistan's shaheen Shah with 18 wickets and India's bumrah with 17 wickets.
Mohammed shami is seventh on the list with 16 wickets in five matches. ravindra jadeja is eighth with 16 wickets in nine matches. kuldeep yadav is 13th with 14 wickets. Although the indian bowlers do not occupy the top five in terms of wickets, they have dominated with a better economy and better bowling averages. In the list of players with the best economy, Ashwin, who played only one match, is at the top with an economy of 3.40. The next two are bumrah - 9 matches, 3.65 economy, and ravindra jadeja - 9 matches, 3.97 economy. kuldeep yadav is fourth with an economy of 4.15.
The top four bowlers in the list of lowest bowling averages are rohit sharma - 1 match, average 7, mohammed shami - 5 matches, average 9.56, virat kohli - 1 match, average 15, bumrah - 9 matches, 15.64. Jadeja is sixth with an average of 18.25 from 9 matches. Apart from rohit sharma and virat kohli, there are three indian bowlers in the top six positions. So, despite lagging slightly behind in wicket-taking, it is seen that the indian bowlers are dominating the economy and bowling average to a large extent.
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