India’s squad for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 announced
The senior men’s selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), under the leadership of Ajit Agarkar, has unveiled the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s ODI World Cup. The tournament is scheduled to kick off on October 5th and will take place in India.
Notably, three players—Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, and Prasidh Krishna—who are currently representing the team in Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup, have not made it to the World Cup squad. On a positive note, KL Rahul, who was undergoing rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru, has successfully regained his fitness and secured his place in the 15-member squad for this crucial quadrennial competition.
Squad
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav
India will begin their World Cup campaign against Australia on October 08, 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The 1983 and 2011 World Cup Champions will then take on Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on October 11, 2023 and then face Pakistan on October 14, 2023 at the world’s biggest cricket stadium – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 For India
| ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 – India’s Fixtures | |||
| Date | Day | Match | Venue |
| 08-Oct-23 | Sunday | India vs Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 11-Oct-23 | Wednesday | India vs Afghanistan | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 14-Oct-23 | Saturday | India vs Pakistan | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| 19-Oct-23 | Thursday | India vs Bangladesh | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
| 22-Oct-23 | Sunday | India vs New Zealand | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 29-Oct-23 | Sunday | India vs England | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| 02-Nov-23 | Thursday | India vs Sri Lanka | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 05-Nov-23 | Sunday | India vs South Africa | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 12-Nov-23 | Sunday | India vs Netherlands | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |