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BCCI announces 15-member Indian team for World Cup

The Men’s Selection Committee, directed by Ajit Agarkar, has announced the official Indian squad for the 2023 ODI World Cup. Agarkar headed to Sri Lanka over the weekend to meet with team captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid about the final 15-player selection.

KL Rahul, the team’s senior middle-order batsman, was the subject of much speculation surrounding his physical health. While he will miss the first few games of the Asia Cup 2023, latest developments indicate that he will be able to compete in the Super 4 stage. He has now been included to India’s World Cup team.

Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prasidh Krishna, and Ravichandran Ashwin were not chosen. While other teams have quickly selected their 15-man lineups, Team India has chosen to keep the public guessing until the very last minute.

This World Cup is extremely important for India because it represents a great opportunity to win the prized 50-over championship after coming agonisingly close in the previous two editions. Furthermore, history will be made this time, as India will host the full tournament for the first time, raising the stakes even higher.

On October 8, 2023, India will kick up their World Cup campaign against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The 1983 and 2011 World Cup winners will then meet Afghanistan on October 11, 2023 at the Arun Jaitley venue in Delhi, followed by Pakistan on October 14, 2023 at the world’s largest cricket venue, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India’s next five matches will be against Bangladesh, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, and South Africa, before their last league-stage encounter against the Netherlands on November 12, 2023.

Captain Rohit Sharma heads the batting lineup, which also includes Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Suryakumar Yadav, as well as Ishan Kishan, who offers another keeping option. Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, and Shardul Thakur have also been picked, emphasising the importance of batting alternatives.

Jasprit Bumrah leads the bowling attack after returning from injury, with Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj expected to be the first-choice pacemen. Kuldeep Yadav is the team’s top spinner.

All teams have until September 28 to make changes to their squads, following which any changes must be approved by the ICC.

Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav

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