- By Vishal Pushkar
- Tue, 05 Sep 2023 02:59 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Team India's squad for the upcoming World Cup in India featured no surprise as captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced it on Tuesday from Sri Lanka. The squad is almost the same as the Asia Cup squad, Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna are excluded from the side.
Notably, wicket-keeper Sanju Samson failed to make the cut after being named a travelling reserve for the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. Other notable exclusion was of Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin. As soon as the squad got announced, cricket fans on X (formerly Twitter) made their disappointment clear with the squad selection. Check out the reactions here:
#KLRahul SHOULDN'T be there even in Bharat's C team...#Sanjusamson #Ashwin #Chahal should have been included..
— JayRoy 🇮🇳 (@DrRoyJack) September 5, 2023
After all what to expect from underperformer #AjitAgarkar as selection chief.. https://t.co/F7PQTgyEth
#sanjusamson@BCCI shame on @ImRo45 for selecting Surya ..World cup experience par khela jate haii. chahal sikhar samson are the best player in that time .
— HI-TECH dibya (@DibyaHi) September 5, 2023
#SanjuSamson this man deserves to be part of the team. #kl has failed enough in big match situation be it Ipl or worldcups. Let him become the big match player before you include him in the squad. Tell me one pressure inning where KL performed? #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/FEwuPRIMO9
— Mahesh Sharma (@mahehss) September 5, 2023
So #SuryakumarYadav in the #Worldcup2023 squad averaging 24.22 with two 50’s in 24 ODI innings. #KLRahul in despite not playing 1 Int’l game since March, 23 BUT #Ashwin #chahal #tilakvarma #sanjusamson made to sit out! Your thoughts? #india #cricket
— Nitin Srivastava🪁 (@TweetNitinS) September 5, 2023
Really feeling sad for #sanjusamson #sanju #samson. But now I just want to see the results without him. What’s their approach!!
— Shrayansh Khandelwal (@shrayk11) September 5, 2023
Chin up man! .. you will have to show your potential what you can do and other can’t. #justiceforsanjusamson
Captain Rohit Sharma leads the batting group, with Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav all named, as well as Ishan Kishan who provides another keeping option. All-rounders Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur have also been named in an emphasis on batting options.
After showing no signs of injury upon his return, Jasprit Bumrah spearheads the bowling group, with Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj likely the first-choice pace group. Kuldeep Yadav is the side's leading spin option.
Indian squad for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.