India’s Updated 2023 World Cup Squad Includes Chahal, Dhawan, and Sanju

There is no special time left for the start of World Cup cricket. The baton is going to fall in Dhaka on October 5 in this mega cricket tournament. On that day, in the first match of the tournament, last-time champions England and another finalist New Zealand will face each other. India, however, will enter the field three days after that. The Indian team will start the World Cup campaign with the Australia match on October 8. The selectors announced the squad of Team India for this tournament quite some time ago. They have formed a strong team to win the World Cup trophy after 12 long years. However, several additions and subtractions can be made to that squad by September 28. So the Indian team must also look at making some changes in the team on that occasion.

Axar Patel left the field after getting injured in the Asia Cup. In the condition of his injury, he may not be available in the World Cup. In such a situation, Ashwin will immediately enter the World Cup squad. India’s number of match winners will increase if he is on the team. Ashwin is a formidable bowler on the Indian pitch who can single-handedly change the color of a match. He entered the team directly after recovering from injury during the previous T-20 World Cup. This is exactly what is going to happen this time. Back in the national team jersey, this offspinner showed his edge against Australia with the ball. Moreover, he can also run down the floor with the bat, which will help the team in the end.

Team India is in good form ahead of the World Cup at home. Rohit Sharma’s team thrashed the opposition teams in the recently concluded Asia Cup. In the fight for status against Pakistan, Jasprit Bumrah blew away the star pace bowling of Babar Azam’s team and gave ground to Babar-Rizwan. Then India won the trophy by thrashing Sri Lanka by 50 runs in the final. However, it does not end here. By winning the first two matches of the ongoing three-match ODI series against Australia, Team India has shown that the whole team is ready for the World Cup.

If we look at the last year, it will be seen that the Indian team continues to suffer from injuries. Team India has to field without star cricketers again and again at important times. Therefore, if players like Chahal-Dhawan are placed in the World Cup team, the team management will have fewer worries. If Shikhar Dhawan is anything to go by, the presence of an experienced player like him will give confidence to the rest of the team. Moreover, it is known to all that his performance in ICC tournaments is excellent.

On the other hand, Yuzvendra Chahal as backup to Kuldeep Yadav, the team’s only specialist spinner, will increase the strength of Team India. It is not unknown that star legspinner Chahal alone can win matches. Moreover, he knows well the mantra of how to feed the batsmen of the opposing team on the Indian pitch. Along with Chahal, keeping Sanju Samson in reserve is especially important in big tournaments like the World Cup. While KL Rahul is slated to keep wickets in the World Cup, only Ishan Kisan is a Backup wicketkeeper-batsman. So, if any of them get injured, Sanju will be needed by Team India.