1. ROHIT SHARMA, INDIA

22 matches, 1,247 runs at 77.93, 6 hundreds, 3 fifties, strike rate 103

Sharma rounded off 2017 by hitting his third ODI double-century (no one else has more than one) and has been unstoppable since, scoring more runs than any other player in our qualification period. It took Sharma 42 matches to register his first ODI ton but he’s developed into the most consistently destructive opener the format has seen, averaging 60 with 19 hundreds since being elevated to the top of the order in 2013.

2. JONNY BAIRSTOW, ENGLAND

22 matches, 1,025 runs at 46.59, 4 hundreds, 2 fifties, strike rate 118

No batsman who scored more than 400 runs in our qualification period made them at a quicker rate than Bairstow. He was particularly devastating in the powerplay, taking apart bowling attacks with for the most part traditional cricket strokes, and built on those good starts to score four centuries in the space of six innings, including three on the bounce.

10. TRENT BOULT, NEW ZEALAND

15 matches, 32 wickets at 23, 2 five-wicket hauls, economy rate 5.56

No fast bowler took more wickets in our qualification period than the Kiwi left-armer, whose figures of 7-34 against West Indies in December 2017 are the eighth-best in ODI history. He’s as potent as anyone with the new ball, as shown by his recent hat-trick against Pakistan when he took out the top three in his second over.

11. JASPRIT BUMRAH, INDIA

16 matches, 26 wickets at 18.46, economy rate 3.81

The No.1 ranked ODI bowler in the world, Bumrah is a captain’s dream, offering a constant wicket taking threat while simultaneously keeping a lid on the opposition. When you consider he bowls the vast majority of his overs in the powerplays, his economy rate is nothing short of sensational, and his consistency – only once has he failed to take a wicket in his last 19 matches – has made him Kohli’s most reliable weapon.

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