From Ravichandran Ashwin To Suryakumar Yadav, Indian Players Who Might Be Benched Throughout ICC World Cup 2023

From Ravichandran Ashwin To Suryakumar Yadav, Indian Players Who Might Be Benched Throughout ICC World Cup 2023. ICC World Cup 2023 is all set to commence on October 5. India is the host of the tournament and a total of 10 teams will play 48 matches between each other. The ICC World Cup 2023 final takes place on November 19.

Rohit Sharma is set to lead India in ICC World Cup 2023. With players like Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Hardik Pandya in their squad, India has formed a strong team for the tournament.

Like every team, India has named a 15-member squad for the tournament. However, there are a few players who might not get a chance to play any match. In this listicle, we talk about 3 Indian players who might be benched throughout ICC World Cup 2023.

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Indian Players Who Might Be Benched Throughout ICC World Cup 2023

3. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin is the first player on this list. Ravichandran Ashwin was not picked in the ICC World Cup 2023 squad earlier. However, since Axar Patel got injured ahead of the tournament and needed a replacement, Ashwin was inducted into the squad.

However, it is highly unlikely that Ravichandran Ashwin will play any games during ICC World Cup 2023. The right-arm spinner is only active in Tests and has not played any ODI for a long time. Ashwin recently played the ODI match against Australia.

However, prior to that, he did not play any ODI games for India this year. In the spin department, the team is more likely to go ahead with Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja.

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2. Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan is another Indian player who might be benched throughout the ICC World Cup 2023. Ishan Kishan is a secondary wicketkeeper for the team. KL Rahul is the primary wicketkeeper. Upon his return, Rahul shattered a century against Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023 and played a match-winning knock against Australia.

Due to his fabulous form, Rahul is expected to keep the stumps for India and play as a middle-order batter in all games. Moreover, Ishan Kishan also has less experience in ODIs. As a result, the left-handed batsman might not be able to play any games during ICC World Cup 2023.

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1. Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is also part of the India squad in the ICC World Cup 2023. However, Shreyas Iyer recently slammed a century against Australia. KL Rahul too showed fabulous form. As a result, Suryakumar Yadav will find it hard to get a spot as a middle-order batsman.

In the absence of Shreyas Iyer, Yadav played in many ODIs but he failed to come up with brilliant performances. Moreover, Yadav is also inexperienced in ODIs and the team cannot take a risk by replacing someone like Shreyas Iyer or KL Rahul in the middle-order with Yadav. Hence, Suryakumar Yadav might be benched throughout the World Cup.