{"id":94596,"date":"2023-10-12T04:24:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T04:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=94596"},"modified":"2023-10-12T04:24:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T04:24:00","slug":"who-will-be-in-indias-icc-cricket-world-cup-team-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/sports-news\/who-will-be-in-indias-icc-cricket-world-cup-team-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who will be in India\u2019s ICC Cricket World Cup team?"},"content":{"rendered":"
India go into the World Cup as Asia Cup champions<\/p>\n
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India go into the Cricket World Cup with the weight of expectation from the nation on their shoulders, and as hosts that pressure has never been higher.<\/p>\n
India fans demand a lot from their side, and will expect them to perform when their tournament gets underway on 8 October against Australia at Chennai.<\/p>\n
While some countries have yet to confirm their squad lists for the tournament, India were among the earliest to confirm their 15-strong squad for the tournament, but they could still make changes as the ICC\u2019s final deadline is not until September 28.<\/p>\n
Rohit Sharma will lead the side for the first time in an ODI World Cup, having taken over the white-ball captaincy from Virat Kohli in December 2021.<\/p>\n
Kohli stepped down from the T20 captaincy, but was then stripped of his role as one-day skipper a month later, with Sharma then also taking charge of the Test team.<\/p>\n
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Under Kohli, India reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2017, and in the most recent white-ball competition, the T20 World Cup in 2022, they were knocked out by England at the same stage.<\/p>\n
With the Narendra Modi Stadium and its 134,000 capacity dedicated as the venue for the final, India will be hoping to go one step better this time around.<\/p>\n
In terms of the squad, the main standpoint was the inclusion of KL Rahul, who sustained a thigh injury during the IPL earlier this year, but recovered in time to take part in the final four matches of the recent Asia Cup.<\/p>\n
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India squad:<\/strong><\/p>\n Rohit Sharma (captain)<\/p>\n Shubman Gill<\/p>\n Virat Kohli<\/p>\n Shreyas Iyer<\/p>\n KL Rahul<\/p>\n Ishan Kishan<\/p>\n Suryakumar Yadav<\/p>\n Hardik Pandya<\/p>\n Ravindra Jadeja<\/p>\n Axar Patel<\/p>\n Shardul Thakur<\/p>\n Jasprit Bumrah<\/p>\n Kuldeep Yadav<\/p>\n Mohammed Shami<\/p>\n Mohammed Siraj<\/p>\n