The ICC Cricket World Cup is just a month away and there is still no word on which players will represent Team India in the prestigious cricket tournament. The World Cup is the biggest sporting event in cricket and is held every four years. The world’s top 10 teams compete over two months to lift the trophy and seal their name as the absolute best cricket team on the planet.
Cricket World Cup 2023 will be held in India from October 5 to November 19. Fans are freaking out and even the official ticket booking site has gone down due to heavy traffic. However, we all wondered which players would make up the squad for the World Cup. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) makes these decisions and has finally revealed the date for the official World Cup squad list for the Indian national men’s cricket team. Dive in to find out the exact date and list of potential players who could make the World Cup squad.
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When will India’s ICC World Cup squad be announced?
The ICC World Cup is just a month away and the official contingent that will represent Team India in the tournament will be announced soon. Asia Cup 2023 is underway in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India will play their first match against Pakistan on September 2, 2023 in Colombo. BCCI is expected to announce India’s ICC Cricket World Cup next day.
So folks, mark September 3rd on your calendar. The day will be a big one for cricket fans around the world.
India World Cup Potential Players List
Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian national men’s cricket team. He is expected to lead the team at the World Cup as well.
He will also be the captain at the 2023 Asia Cup along with Hardik Pandya as vice-captain. The Asia Cup will be a good stage for the Indian team to showcase their talents and make a statement ahead of the World Cup. The performance could also boost the confidence of many players like Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah, who are coming after a long layoff due to injuries.
While the BCCI will release the list of players on September 3, the Asia Cup 2023 will continue till September 17. It remains to be seen whether there will be any last-minute changes based on India’s performance in the Asia Cup.
Below is the full squad of 17 players selected for the Asian Cup 2023. The World Cup contingent is not expected to be similar.
- Rohit Sharma (Captain)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Hardik Pandya (vice-captain)
- Tilak Varma
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Ishan Kishan
- Axar Patel
- Shardul Thakur
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Shami
- Prasidh Krishna
- Mohammed Siraj
- Sanju Samson (reserve)
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Asian Cup 2023: Format, Schedule, Venues, Dates
India squad for Asia Cup 2023
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