Ex-BCCI President unveils his ODI WC squad, omits a major player from his 15-man squad

Ahead of the Asia Cup 2023, the Indian cricket team selection committee, headed by Ajit Agarkar, announced the squad for the upcoming Asian event on August 21, 2023. The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, will gather in Bangalore seven days prior to the Asia Cup and then will fly to Colombo for the upcoming multi-nation Asian event. As per the selectors, the probable squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023 will depend upon the players selected for the Asia Cup 2023.

3 things you need to know 

• KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer have made a comeback to the Indian squad after recovering from their injury 
• Yuzvendra Chahal has been snubbed by the team for the Asia Cup 2023 
• The Asia Cup 2023 begins on August 30, 2023 

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Sourav Ganguly picks his ODI World Cup 2023 squad 

(Team India batters Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav during the IND vs WI 2023 T20I series / Image: AP)

While speaking on Star Sports, former BCCI president and cricketer Sourav Ganguly picked his squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. Ganguly has left out middle-order batsman Tilak Varma and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson from his team. The 2023 edition of the ODI World Cup will begin on October 5, 2023, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The former Indian opener also dropped Prasidh Krishna in the pace department and has also kept Chahal in the option. Sourav Ganguly said: 

If one of the batters gets injured, then Tilak Varma can enter, while if the pacer gets injured, then it’s Prasidh Krishna, while in the case of spinner, Yuzvendra Chahal is the option.

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Team India ODI World Cup 2023 squad, according to Sourav Ganguly

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav. 

Team India aims to end 10-year-old ICC title drought  

The Indian cricket team will aim to end their ICC title drought in the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023. India, being the host of the tournament, will be looking to repeat the 2011 World Cup heroics, which they won under the leadership of former Indian skipper and wicketkeeper batter MS Dhoni.