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India Squad for ICC World Cup 2023, Schedule 2023, Team List, Match List. India will be hosting the ICC World Cup 2023 unanimously. This is the first time that India is hosting an ICC World Cup all by itself. In the previous two editions in 1996 and 2011, they were the co-hosts. Incidentally, India last won the World Cup in 2011, when they were the co-hosts. The tournament will be played from October 5-November 19 with India beginning their campaign from on October 8 against Australia in Chennai.
The Mein Blue have not won an ICC title in the last 10 years. They won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013 under MS Dhoni which was the last ICC title they won. Since then India lost two semi-finals of the 50-over World Cup (2015, 2019), the Champions Trophy final in 2017 against Pakistan, the 2014 T20 World Cup final against Sri Lanka, and the finals of the last two World Test Championships.
India’s Asia Cup 2023 squad was recently announced which marked the comebacks of Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul The BCCI has announced a full-strength side for the tournament. The comebacks of Rahul, and Iyer also have possibly solved the conundrum surrounding the number and five slots.
The return of Jasprit Bumrah is another massive boost for the Indian cricket team along with Prasidh Krishna. The likes of Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Shardul Thakur give India plenty of options for all-rounder slots. Hardik’s form with the bat has been a bit off in recent times and he should work on it.
The Asia Cup 2023 will be a big test for the chosen players to prove their potential and win an important title heading into the Asia Cup. The likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli hold the key and it is they who need to revolve the batting around themselves.
Chairman of Selectors Ajit Agarkar and skipper Rohit Sharma hinted that India’s 15-member ODI squad will be picked from this group of players and the information is circling around in media houses as well. The absence of R Ashwin and more importantly Yuzvendra Chahal from India’s Asia Cup squad has been a subject of debate. Chahal has not been in his best form since the last couple of years and has struggled in ODIs and T20Is alike.
In this article, we choose India’s 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup. Despite the criticism surrounding the form of a few players, India are considered as the favourites to win the World Cup being the hosts and having complete knowledge of the conditions.
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India Squad for ICC World Cup 2023, Schedule 2023, Team List, Match List
Openers: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill
Rohit and Gill are the preferred openers. In the recent press conference after the announcement of the Asia Cup squad, skipper Rohit and selector Ajit spoke clearly about the preferred opening combination. Rohit is one of the best white-ball openers in modern cricket and Gill has had a fabulous 2023 scoring 750 runs in 12 matches so far. He would like to cap off the year with a good performance in World Cups.
