Today is the deadline for teams to make changes – no questions asked – to their World Cup squads, as per the ICC’s regulations. From tomorrow, any further changes will need the consent of the World Cup’s technical committee.
India team selectors are spinning a coin selection toss-up between Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel for the ICC World Cup 2023. Ravichandran Ashwin or Axar Patel – the biggest selection call in the Indian team for the ICC World Cup 2023.
Axar Patel has failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India’s Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh. The spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as a result, ICC stated in a media release. Axar suffered the injury in India’s Asia Cup Super Four loss to Bangladesh where the bowling all-rounder took a wicket and scored 42 runs.
India’s Cricket Team Updated World Cup Squad
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (vice-capt), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj