Melbourne| Jagran Sports Desk| Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has picked his top three batsmen for the 2019 World Cup he would be looking forward.
Waugh said that Indian skipper Virat Kohli was his first choice.
"Definitely Virat Kohli. He's No.1," said Waugh to cricket.com.au.
Kohli is regarded by many as the greatest ODI player ever and he will be playing his third World Cup in 2019 and would be raring to go and lead the team to title victory.
Waugh's second choice was England's hard-hitting batsman Jos Buttler.
"Jos Buttler, I'd have him at No.2 in the top three," he said.
Buttler has been in amazing form in the last four years, not only in ODIs but all three formats of the game. Earlier this month, he smashed a 50-ball century against Pakistan in Southampton after taking the West Indies' attack apart for 150 from just 77 balls in February.
The third batsman on Waugh's list was David Warner.
"Aaron Finch at his best is right up there, so is David Warner," said Waugh. "I'll go with David Warner."
Warner, who made a comeback to cricket after serving a one-year ban for his involvement in Sandpaper Gate, has been in tremendous form of late.
In IPL 2019, he scored 692 runs in the 12 matches he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Warner last played an ODI for Australia 18 months ago, and Waugh is expecting fireworks from the swashbuckling opener.
The World Cup will begin with the opening match between hosts England and South Africa on May 30.
(with IANS inputs)
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