ODI World Cup 2023: England's strongest predicted playing XI for the tournament

England (ENG), the current world champions, will be looking forward to becoming only the third team after West Indies and Australia to defend their title in the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023 tournament. The tournament will commence on October 5, in India. The tournament will see 10 teams clashing each other in a round-robin format across 10 venues in 48 games.

The top four teams in the league will move into the semi-finals. England will feature in the opening match of the ODI World Cup 2023, where they will face New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Credited for revolutionizing the 50-over format with their aggression with the bat, England are being considered as one of the favourites to win the World Cup.

Albeit, they have a few roadblocks in their way as they will travel a lot throughout the tournament, the Three Lions have the players who can do the impossible in the marquee event. 

Here is England’s strongest predicted playing XI for World Cup 2023:

1. Dawid Malan

Dawid Malan might have made his name for England in T20 cricket, but his ODI record is also very good. In 21 ODIs, Malan has 1046 runs with 5 centuries to his name. His best score is 134 and he averages 61.52 in the format.

He usually plays attacking cricket and has moulded his game to maximize the powerplay overs. His being left-handed at the top of the order, gives an extra advantage to the England team. With Jason Roy out of contention, expect Malan to give flying starts to his team.