Indian captain Rohit Sharma and BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar introduced the 15-member squad for the ICC males’s Cricket World Cup on Tuesday right here in Kandy.
The squad is nearly the identical because the Asia Cup squad, Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna are excluded from the aspect.
India goes with 4 seamers Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, and Mohammed Siraj whereas three spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.
Rahul injured his thigh earlier within the 12 months on the IPL, although has been coaching on the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru, and can seemingly be a part of his India teammates throughout the latter levels of the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka. With Rahul within the squad, Sanju Samson has missed out, in addition to Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna as different omissions.
Captain Rohit Sharma leads the batting group, with Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer and Suryakumar Yadav all named, in addition to Ishan Kishan who offers one other preserving choice. All-rounders Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur have additionally been named in an emphasis on batting choices.
After exhibiting no indicators of harm upon his return, Jasprit Bumrah spearheads the bowling group, with Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj seemingly the first-choice tempo group. Kuldeep Yadav is the aspect’s main spin choice.
The World Cup commences on Thursday, October 5 when 2019 finalists England and New Zealand conflict at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, with the occasion culminating within the last on the similar venue on Sunday, 19 November. India will begin its marketing campaign with a match in opposition to Australia in Chennai on October 8.
Ten groups will characteristic on this greatest Cricket World Cup ever, to be performed throughout 10 venues from October 5 to November 19, with the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad internet hosting the match opener and the ultimate. The occasion will characteristic 48 matches to be performed throughout 46 days.
The venues aside from Ahmedabad and Chennai are Bengaluru, Delhi, Dharamsala, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Pune. While Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram will be a part of Hyderabad in internet hosting the observe video games.
Eight groups have certified for the 46-day occasion by the Cricket World Cup Super League whereas the ultimate two spots had been determined by the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier happening in Zimbabwe. Sri Lanka and the Netherlands grabbed the 2 last spots within the match.
The prime 4 groups will qualify for the semifinals, to be performed in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The last will probably be on November 19 in Ahmedabad. The semi-finals and the ultimate could have reserve days.
Indian squad for World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
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