India ODI World Cup Squad Highlights: Chahal, Ashwin & Samson Fail To Make The Cut; Pandya Named Vice-Captain
India ODI World Cup Team Announcement Highlights: Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee announced India's 15-member preliminary squad for ODI World Cup 2023 on Tuesday.
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India's top-order batting lineup: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul.
Team India management have gone with three left-arm spinners (Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja) while three specialist pacers (Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj) have been picked. The two all-rounders are Hardik Pandya (vice-captain) and Shardul Thakur.
"Form of players, challenge posed by opposition team will dictate playing XI for the day": Rohit Sharma told reporters in press conference.
"We have picked best possible combination. We have depth in batting, we have spin and other bowling options", says Rohit Sharma on India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad annoucement.
Rohit Sharma-led Indian side will be having star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as the vice captain.
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India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav
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Chief selector Ajit Agarkar, captain Rohit Sharma to soon announce India's ODI World Cup 2023 provisional squad in a press conference in Kandy.
In less than half-an-hour, India's 15-member squad for 2023 ODI World Cup will be revealed. The mega ICC tournament begins from October 5 in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium with blockbuster clash between defending champions England and New Zealand.
Wasim Jaffer's picks his India's ICC World Cup 2023 squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj. Read here.
As per rules set by the ICC, September 5 is the deadline for all teams to name their respective provisional squads, so BCCI will announce India's ODI World Cup 2023 team, today, at a press conference in Sri Lanka's Kandy.
India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad announcement is expected at 1:30 pm today!
Ahead of the big announcement, former India opener Gautam Gambhir picked his 15-member Indian squad for the quadrennial event. Surprisingly, Gambhir left out Shreyas Iyer and Shardul Thakur, who are believed to have confirmed a place in India's World Cup team.
Gautam Gambhir's Indian World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav.
"As we arrived here, we already had a clear idea of what our World Cup squad of 15 would resemble, with perhaps just one or two positions still up for consideration," Rohit Sharma said after India's convincing win over Nepal in their 2023 Asia Cup fixture on Monday.
India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad announcement LIVE telecast can be seen on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 Hindi in India.
India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad announcement will take place in a press conference to be held in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad announcement will reportedly begin at 1.30 PM. India's ODI World Cup squad announcement live coverage will start from 1 PM IST.
India's likely squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad would be announced by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) at 1 PM IST, today - Reports
Suryakumar Yadav, despite his recent average outings/ poor form in ODIs, is likely to find a place in India's ODI World Cup 2023 team as the selectors feel he has the ability to add further meat to the middle-order.
To have batting depth in India's lineup, selectors are likely to add Shardul Thakur, a genuine wicket-taking pacer, to India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad. He will join India's pace bowling attack as a pace all-rounder alongside Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj.
It is being reported that KL Rahul has received a clearance certificate on his fitness from National Cricket Academy and is set to be part of India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad as first-choice wicketkeeper.
Middle-order star Ishan Kishan, following his composed 81 vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023, is expected to be selected in India's ODI World Cup team as second wicketkeeper.
It is understood that BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar has a meeting with captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid post India's rain-hit match against Pakistan at Pallekele on Saturday. The meeting was held to once and for all finalise India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad, which will be announced on Tuesday (September 5).
Background
India's ODI World Cup 2023 team announcement Highlights: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finalised a 15-man squad for 2023 ODI World Cup in India. According to rules set by ICC, all the countries participating in ODI World Cup 2023 have to announce their squads by September 5, changes can be made later. India's team for ODI World Cup 2023 has been selected by the apex cricket board in India. Captain Rohit Sharma, coach Rahul Dravid and chief selector Ajit Agarkar reportedly had a meeting after India vs Pakistan match in the 2023 Asia Cup to once and for all finalise India's ODI World Cup team; the official announcement of which is to be made today by the BCCI.
As per several media reports, wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna and youngster Tilak Verma didn't make it to India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad. According to media reports, KL Rahul is part of the team. Samson is expected to remain with the team as a reserve player and will replace KL Rahul if he is gets injured during the tournament.
Chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar met Indian captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid in Sri Lanka to select India's ODI World Cup 2023 team.
India's ODI World Cup 2023 squad will be captained by Rohit Sharma. Ishan Kishan, after his recent batting heroics for India with the bat in the middle order, is likely to secure a spot in the World Cup team too. Apart from Rohit and Ishan, India's batting line-up is expected to have star players Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav.
All-rounders Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur are also expected to secure a place in the World Cup team. In the bowling department, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj will lead the pace attack, while spinner Kuldeep Yadav gets picked as the lone wrist-spinner.
India's likely squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
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