Cricketing World reacts to India's World Cup 2023 squad

BCCI announced the squad for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup as a 15-member squad has been selected for the mega cricketing extravaganza. The onus will be on the Men in Blue to take advantage as India will be hosting the tournament for the first time on Indian soil. The tournament will start on 5th October.

3 things you need to know

• Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian team for the first time in the World Cup
• Hardik Pandya will be his deputy in the tournament
• India will begin their campaign on 8th October

The return of wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, whose fitness was a severe concern, raised a few eyebrows and the absence of Yuzvendra Chahal and Shikhar Dhawan also hogged the limelight.

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Social media exploded with various reactions.

V Shankar before 2019 WC:
- Saved collapse in NZ
- Batted well on tough pitches vs Aus
- Took wkts in middle overs

Surya before 2023 WC:
- 0,0,0 vs Aus
- 12.7 Avg in last 10 inns

Shankar's selection was more justifiable than Surya's but Virat got trolled for it.#WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/tw30kQecrh

— Crickfan (@Kohlisquare) September 5, 2023

Now this is the team! Let’s support the team. Lets not talk about ifs n buts!

Best wishes team!

— Sourabh Sanyal 🇮🇳 (@sourabhsanyal) September 5, 2023

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Its sad to see no Shikhar Dhawan in the list 💔 end of an era pic.twitter.com/TSQDxH5o4g

— Syed Irfan Ahmad (@Iam_SyedIrfan) September 5, 2023

Its sad to see no Shikhar Dhawan in the list 💔 end of an era pic.twitter.com/TSQDxH5o4g

— Syed Irfan Ahmad (@Iam_SyedIrfan) September 5, 2023

Surprise not to see @yuzi_chahal in the World Cup squad for Team India. pure Match winner

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 5, 2023

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

Ready to take on the World at Home 🌎 ⚔️

What do you make of our #MenInBlue squad for the #CWC23? 📝#PlayBold #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/LY86kvdEVi

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) September 5, 2023

Amader team, #TeamIndia 🇮🇳💙#CWC23 #WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/AQYstDg4VN

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) September 5, 2023

Go well, India! The entire nation whistles for you! 🇮🇳#WorldCup2023 #Whistle4Blue 🥳 pic.twitter.com/UIJf0BhhoL

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) September 5, 2023

No surprises. India would love to see Sky max ODI cricket like he has T20 cricket and get KL Rahul to get some games behind him before the 28th.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 5, 2023

India ODI World Cup Squad

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah