Let’s picture the world of cricket as if it were scripted sports entertainment, with its promos and betrayals and over-the-top feuds.

The Ultimate Heel: David Warner

Like every great wrestling story, it needed a top bad guy and David Warner is it. With his combative on-field persona, volatile temperament and background of controversies , Warner would make an ideal heel. Picture Warner racing out to the crease, delivering heel promos and flaunting dismissals. He loved leaning into being the villain, heckling the other players, working up the audience into a frenzied bitterness and looked an awfully lot like a familiar video game villain.

In second place:

Virat Kohli:  His intensity, fishy celebrations and passionate sledging would have jeopardized his "villain' tag in the enemy camp.

Gautam Gambhir:  Gambhir’s no-nonsense approach and his tussles with the opposition mean he is never found wanting for back-and-forths, making him a natural villain.

The Ultimate Babyface: MS Dhoni

Every wrestling promotion needs an overbabyface, and when it comes to cricket, there’s no bigger babyface than MS Dhoni. Level-headed in a crisis, adored by fans across the globe and a late-over finish wizard, Dhoni is the picture of heroism. Imagine the sound of the entrance music that accompanies Dhoni so perfectly for so many years, while the fans are cheering and falling over themselves while he walks to the crease, his eyes glazed. He is always controlled, the ideal hero against the game’s most infamous heels.

In second place:

Sachin Tendulkar: Tendulkar is the most loved cricketer in history — the John Cena of cricket for always fighting for the audience, no matter which team they support, respected by all players and the epitome of sportsmanship.

Kane Williamson: The nice guy of cricket that all sport needs, Williamson’s sportsmanship and disposition are too good to pass up for a fairytale.

Nations Over Cricket: An Iconic Feuds in a Cricket-WWE Universe

Warner vs Dhoni (Corporate Champion vs People’s Champion) – it’s Warner the cocky heel, fronting a frillionaire IPL party, versus Dhoni the man of the people who plays for the love of the game.

Kohli vs. Smith (The Intensity Showdown) – An ultra-competitive battle between two skillful players, aggressive in their styles and prepared to get into each other head.

Gambhir vs. Kohli (Faction Warfare) – It actually has in real life! Now actually visualize doing this two top rival stables paving the way for the largest faction war in cricket WWE history.

If cricket had ever taken a leaf out of the WWE playbook, global sporting field would be an entertainment flow like never before. The sledging would become scripted promos, the rivalries played up as grudge matches, and every match larger-than-life storytelling. Until then, all we can do is savour the natural drama of cricket the way it plays out in real life, which-let’s be real-at times follows the well-trodden path of WWE!