8. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
Sarfaraz Ahmed is leading the present Pakistan national cricket team. Under his leadership, Pakistan won their maiden ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 in England and Wales. Entire Pakistan is eagerly waiting for a similar picture in this Cricket World Cup.
As a wicketkeeper-batsman, his career is decent. After playing 106 ODIs, Sarfaraz has scored 2,128 runs with an average of 34.88 (2 centuries and 10 half-centuries). His best ODI knock is 105 runs. Recently, he struggled to perform consistently as a batsman.
Meanwhile, he has taken 99 catches and also made 23 stumpings in ODI career.
His first Cricket World Cup was 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, where he played three matches.
| Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | 100s/50s | Catches/Stumpings |
| 106 (80) | 2,128 | 105 | 34.88 | 2/10 | 99/23 |