Team India Announced Final Squad for World Cup 2023- Details Here
India have been forced to make a late change to their 15-member squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India’s Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result.
Team India’s Final Squad for World Cup 2023- Details Here
Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday replaced Axar Patel in Team India’s final squad for the ICC World Cup 2023. Axar Patel, who was injured in Asia Cup 2023 is ruled out of the World Cup due to the injury. Earlier, he also missed the India-Australia series where Ravichandran Ashwin displayed stunning performance.
Here is India’s final squad for World Cup 2023 –
Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
While most of the squad remained the same, Ashwin’s addition brought variety to the spin department. Kuldeep Yadav – is India’s left-arm unorthodox, Ravindra Jadeja – is the slow left-armer, and Ashwin is an off-spinner.
Having Ashwin on the board now provides India with more stability and an option other than Shardul Thakur for the most-talked-about number eight position.
Ashwin, who hadn’t played an ODI in a long time in the lead-up to the World Cup, got roped in at the last minute for the recently-concluded three-match ODIs against Australia. Playing in the first two One-Dayers in Mohali and Indore, respectively, the veteran off-spinner picked up four wickets at 22.
Despite being rested for the final game in Rajkot, which India lost by 66 runs, Ashwin remained among the top wicket-takers in this dress rehearsal series for the World Cup 2023.
Ashwin’s inclusion means he and Virat Kohli are now the only two players from the 2011 World Cup-winning campaign in the current squad.
(With Inputs From Agencies)