India's World Cup Squad 2023 Announced; Rishabh Pant Ruled Out, 2 Senior Players' Careers Come To An End

India’s World Cup Squad 2023 Announced; Rishabh Pant Ruled Out, 2 Senior Players’ Careers Come To An End. ICC World Cup 2023 is the most crucial tournament of this year. ICC World Cup 2023 will commence on October 5 In India. The ICC tournament will witness a battle among 10 teams. India, being the host of the ICC World Cup 2023, is one of the strongest teams in the tournament.

In the previous edition in 2019, India lost the semi-final game and could not bag the trophy. This time, India will aim to bounce back on home soil and grab the World Cup trophy in their kitty.

Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team in ICC World Cup 2023. He will lead the team in the ODI World Cup tournament for the first time. India will prepare a strong squad that can outplay every opposition to win the title this time. In this article, we discuss India’s predicted squad for ICC World Cup 2023.

India’s Predicted Squad For ICC World Cup 2023

Openers- Rohit Sharma & Shubman Gill

Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill are the best set of openers for India currently. Since the start of 2023, both have done a marvelous job at the top slot. Sharma will also lead India for the first time in an ODI World Cup.

He will be one of the openers for the team and will aim to come up with an impeccable show that he showed in the last edition in 2019. Gill has been phenomenal in ODIs since the start of 2023. With 750 runs in 12 ODI games, he is the leading run-getter for India this year.

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Middle-Order- Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav

For the middle order, India might pick Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Suryakumar Yadav in their squad for ICC World Cup 2023. Kohli has regained his amazing form in ODIs since the start of 2023. In 10 games, he has slammed 427 runs averaging 53.37, and has slammed 2 half-centuries.

Shreyas Iyer has recovered from his back injury and is now getting match ready. He is likely to be part of the World Cup. Before his injury, the right-handed batter played 3 ODIs games this year and piled up 94 runs in 3 games.

Despite his poor batting show in ODIs with 127 runs across 10 games, Suryakumar Yadav might get a chance in the squad in ICC World Cup 2023. The right-handed batsman showed marvelous form in T20Is and IPL 2023 this year. In Asia Cup 2023, he might come up with an impressive batting show to get a place in the World Cup squad.

Wicketkeepers- KL Rahul & Sanju Samson

KL Rahul and Sanju Samson are expected to get a place in ICC World Cup 2023. KL Rahul might be the primary wicketkeeper option in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. He got injured in March this year but has recovered from a thigh injury after surgery.

The right-handed batter has already started net practice. Till ICC World Cup 2023, he is highly likely to be all set to take the field. Sanju Samson might be picked as another wicketkeeper. He scored a half-century in a recent game against West Indies. Last year, the right-handed batsman held an average of 71+ in 10 ODI games.

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All-Rounders- Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel

For the spinners, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel can be picked in India’s squad for ICC World Cup 2023. Hardik Pandya will act as the fourth seamer option during the tournament. With 280 runs and 10 wickets in 11 ODIs this year, Pandya has shown wonderful form.

Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel might be picked as spin all-rounders. Jadeja has already shown his worth in the Test series against Australia and West Indies this year.

He was also amazing in IPL 2023 and help his team CSK to win the title. Since last year, Axar Patel has executed some match-winning performances for the team. Both Jadeja and Patel will be key spin all-rounders for India.

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Spinners- Kuldeep Yadav & Yuzvendra Chahal

In the spin department, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are highly expected to be part of India’s squad in the ICC World Cup 2023. Both these spinners did a wonderful job in England in the previous edition of the World Cup in 2019.

Left-arm spinner Yadav has been brilliant in ODIs this year, hunting the most wickets for the team. Chahal has only got a few opportunities in ODIs. However, the right-arm pacer has impressed in the few games he played. He was also impressive in IPL 2023.

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Pacers- Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami

Jasprit Bumrah will be back on the field in the forthcoming T20I series against Ireland. After almost a year, the right-arm pace will again play for Team India. He is the most crucial bowler for India and even if he fails to impress in the forthcoming games, there are no doubts that Bumrah will be part of the Indian team in the ICC World Cup 2023.

The two other pacers India can go ahead with are Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj. While Siraj has hunted 19 wickets in 8 games to emerge as the most successful pacer for India in 2023, Shami has scalped 10 wickets in 8 games.