'Team India nahin..': Virender Sehwag's earth-shattering reaction to India World Cup squad

On September 5, 2023, Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar announced the Indian Cricket Team's roster for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup. In exactly one month, the World Cup will commence in India. The Team India skipper will look to win their first ICC trophy in the past 10 years. They will kick off their campaign against Australia on October 8, 2023.

3 things you need to know 

• India are currently playing in the Asia Cup 2023 
• India will face Pakistan on September 10, 2023 
• They recently beat Nepal by 10 wickets 

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Virender Sehwag reacts to Team India’s announcement 

According to reports, on Tuesday, the Special Session of Parliament is expected to pass a resolution to call India Bharat. Article 1 of India's Constitution says that India, that is, Bharat, shall be a Union of States. This article is likely to change. Virender Sehwag showed his support to the reports in style on X ( formerly Twitter)  when Rohit Sharma announced the squad for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup 2023. 

In this tweet, Virender Sehwag says that he agrees with the news that India's name could be changed to Bharat. He uses the term #TeamBharat to bring up the idea of using the name 'Bharat' instead of 'India' during the upcoming World Cup.

Sehwag goes on to talk about players like Kohli, Rohit, Bumrah, and Jaddu. He says that as fans, we should cheer for these players with the spirit of Bharat in our hearts. He thinks that the players should also wear shirts with the word "Bharat" on them to show how their identity has changed. The mention of Jay Shah is a big step, as Sehwag wants to draw the attention of the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Team India nahin #TeamBharat.
This World Cup as we cheer for Kohli , Rohit , Bumrah, Jaddu , may we have Bharat in our hearts and the players wear jersey which has “Bharat” @JayShah . https://t.co/LWQjjTB98Z

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 5, 2023

India ODI World Cup squad 

• Wicket-keepers: Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul
• Batters: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav
• All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur
• Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav

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Agarkar said that the provisional India World Cup squad will not be changed unless someone gets injured.