India’s squad for ICC ODI World 2023 has been announced. Captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector announced the 15-member squad at a press conference on Tuesday. The selectors have included seven batsmen and four all-rounders in the squad. The next World Cup will be played on Indian soil, which is going to start from October 5. When India last hosted the World Cup in 2011, it won the title. In such a situation, Indian fans will once again have high expectations from Team India. Let us tell you about those 5 players of the Indian team, who can prove to be the X factor in the World Cup.
‘Run Machine’ Virat Kohli Will enter the World Cup for the fourth time. He has played in 2011, 2015 and 2019 World Cup. India won the trophy in 2011 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni and after that the team could only reach the semi-finals in the next two World Cups. Kohli is one of the greatest batsmen of the current era and his experience will be very useful for the team. Kohli has played a total of 26 matches in the World Cup, in which he has scored 1030 runs at an average of 46.81.
Rohit, popularly known as ‘Hitman’, will play the World Cup for the third time. He will be seen leading the team in the first ODI World Cup. Rohit has scored 978 runs in 17 World Cup matches at an average of 65.20. His bat spoke volumes in the 2019 World Cup. He was the highest run-scorer in the tournament (648), scoring five centuries. Rohit holds the record for most centuries in a single edition of the World Cup.
The return of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has boosted Team India’s confidence significantly. Bumrah made his comeback to international cricket last month. He was out for about 11 months with a back problem. Bumrah was in good form in the T20 series against Ireland, where he was awarded the Player of the Series. Bumrah will enter the World Cup for the second time. He was the highest wicket-taker for India in World Cup 2019. Bumrah was number five in the overall list. He made 18 outs in 9 matches.
A star all-rounder Hardik Pandya Ever since he made his comeback from injury, he has been seen in a different avatar. Pandya will be the X factor in the upcoming World Cup. He has the ability to perform unique feats with bat and ball. He improves under pressure. He proved it again against Pakistan recently. This will be Pandya’s second World Cup. He performed all-round in the last World Cup. He scored 226 runs at an average of 32.28 in 9 matches and also took 10 wickets.
Spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will play in the World Cup for the third time. He has appeared in the 2015 and 2019 World Cups. Jadeja is counted among the legendary all-rounders, who have the ability to turn a match in any situation. However, Jadeja got a chance in only two matches in World Cup 2019, in which he scored 77 runs and took 2 wickets. Jadeja scored a brilliant half-century in difficult conditions in the semi-final. Jadeja is likely to get more chances in the World Cup this time and all eyes will be on him.
India Squad for World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav..