India World Cup 2023 Report Card: Rohit, Virat with high marks, SKY disappoints

India's bittersweet World Cup 2023 campaign has ended with a sour taste as the Men in Blue faltered at the final hurdle.

It was an excellent campaign for India, but everything went in disarray in the final as Australia toppled the hosts to secure their 6th World Cup title. Nevertheless, it was an excellent Indian team that performed at their very best in the group stages and in the semi final, and made a billion fans dream of glory.

In the end, they fell short, but there are a lot of takeaways for Rohit Sharma and his troops from this campaign. The way Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli performed, the way the pace trio decimated their opponents the way the whole team played - there are many, many instances to fathom the Indian team's supreme trajectory.

But on the other end, there is also a doubt ooming large. With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli at the twilight of their career, they may have potentially played their last World Cup game. So now the onus is on the next generation to carry on the baton and conjure up another strong bid for India in the next World Cup in four years time.

India World Cup 2023 Report Card

But today, we are in reminiscing mode. Let's have a look at how the players showed up in the World Cup 2023. We have decided to give full marks of 10 and we will try to evaluate the players according to their performances.

Rohit Sharma (Captain)

The India Captain Rohit Sharma has epitomised leadership in this tournament. Rohit's excellent and selfless batting has been the fabric of the Indian team which showcased their utter domination in the entire tournament. Along with his destructive batting, Rohit has also led his troops quite well. The Indian captain scored 597 runs in the tournament.

Runs: 597
Average: 54.3
100s: 1
50s: 3
HS: 131
Match Won as Captain: 10 out of 11

Rating: 9/10

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill had a decent outing in his first-ever World Cup. The India batter managed to play some decent knocks but would have expected more of his outings. He failed to capitalize in the final and ended up scoring 354 runs in nine matches.

Runs: 354
Average: 44.2
50s: 4
HS: 92

Rating: 7/10

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has been phenomenal for India in this tournament. The Indian batting stalwart has been among the runs and was India's main pillar in terms of batting. He became the first-ever player to score 50 centuries in ODIs, breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli stands aloft with his performance in this World Cup and also now holds the record of scoring the most runs in a single World Cup edition.

His excellent batting plaudits won him the Player of the Tournament award as well.

Runs: 675
Average: 90.3
100s: 3
50s: 6
HS: 117

Rating: 9.5/10

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer has been another heavy run-scorer in this tournament. The Indian middle-order batter started with a bit of shakiness but ended up being prolific in terms of run scoring. His destructive batting has been a feature in this tournament and needs to replicate that in the upcoming assignments.

Runs: 530
Average: 66.2
100s: 2
50s: 3
HS: 128*

Rating: 8.5/10

KL Rahul

Khel Rahul has been a calm presence for India in the middle order. He was the player who shone in the very first match against Australia, and also ended up scoring the highest amount of runs for India in the final. He has been excellent behind the wickets as well, constantly taking decent catches and making excellent DRS calls. Rahul has had a revelation in this tournament and will be one of the key players for India going forward.

Runs: 452
Average: 75.3
100s: 1
50s: 2
HS: 102

Rating: 8/10

Suryakumar Yadav

The expectation from Suryakumar Yadav was higher but he has largely disappointed in this tournament. But to be fair, he didn't have many opportunities and mainly had to play a finisher role. But still, he perhaps could have done a bit more.

Runs: 106
Average: 17.7
HS: 49

Rating: 5/10

Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja had a decent outing in this World Cup 2023. The spinning all-rounder of India was excellent with the ball and also scored some important runs with the bat as well. Overall, it was a satisfactory performance from Jadeja, who honed his all-round skills quite efficiently in the major part of the competition.

Runs: 120
Wickets: 16

Rating: 7.5/10

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav also stuck to his job and did a decent job in majority of the matches. The chinaman bowler was preferred ahead of Ravi Ashwin and picked up 15 wickets with the ball.

Wickets: 15

Rating: 6.5/10

Mohammed Shami

Mohammed Shami has been the story for India in this World Cup. Despite not playing the first few matches, the pacer roared back when he got his chances. He picked up three 5-wicket hauls in the tournament and broke numerous World Cup records.

Along with that, Shami also became the highest wicket-taker for India in World Cups, which is a phenomenal achievement for him. He stood up in every match for India and was a fantastic performer with the ball. He dismantled oppositions, bamboozled the batters and created havoc with the ball. The soft-spoken Shami truly is one of the star performers for India in this World Cup.

Wickets: 24
5+ Wickets in Inning: 3
Best Bowling: 7/57

Rating: 10/10

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj was quite superb with the ball as well. His fiery spells up top with the new ball was a menace for oppositions throughout the tournament. His wicket column may speak a modest story, but it was far from that. Siraj has emerged as a lethal weapon for India and he has done no harm to his reputations in the World Cup.

Wickets: 14

Rating: 8/10

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah has led the Indian pace attack and showcased his supreme skill with the ball. The elite bowler rocked the batters in the powerplay and was a regular source of wickets for Rohit Sharma. He ended up picking up 20 wickets in the tournament.

Wickets: 20
Bowling Average: 18.65
Economy: 4.06

Rating: 9/10

Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan only got chance in the first two matches. He scored a duck in the first match against Australia and then played a decent knock of 47 against Afghanistan in the subsequent match.

Runs: 47
Average: 23.5

Rating: 5/10

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya played only four matches before getting injured. He picked up 5 wickets before damaging his ankle and didn't look at his optimum in the World Cup. But unfortunately we may not have seen the best of Hardik due to his injury.

Runs: 11
Wickets: 5

Rating: 6/10

Shardul Thakur

Shardul Thakur was an ambiguous selection and he remained the same. The all-rounder has only played three matches in the World Cup and picked up two wickets in those. After the Bangladesh match, he didn't get to play anymore.

Wickets: 2

Rating: 5/10

Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin only managed a solitary match in the World Cup. Despite his decent outing against Australia, he was dropped and didn't get a game after that. There had been questions on his selection for the final, and that didn't materialize as well.

Wickets: 1

Rating: 6.5/10

Prasidh Krishna, who was brought in as a replacement for Hardik Pandya, didn't get a match.