Let’s breakdown India World Cup 2023 squad.

Here is a quick preview: India is going with experience to help them go all the way in this upcoming World Cup.

Let’s dive right in.

Key Takeaways from India World Cup 2023 ODI Squad

• The average age of India Asia Cup 2023 squad is 32.7. India is going with a squad that has lots of experience but there are a couple of new faces as well. They have youngsters like Shubman Gill (24), and Ishan Kishan (25), On the other end of the spectrum, we have stalwarts like Ravichandran Ashwin (37), Virat Kohli (34) and Rohit Sharma (36).
• The 15-member India’s World Cup squad has average ODI match experience of 97 ODIs (1449 ODIs among 15 players). Virat Kohli (281), Rohit Sharma (251) & Ravindra Jadeja (186) are their most experienced players.
• India’s squad composition is as follows: 7 proper batters (0 part time bowlers), 4 all-rounders, and 4 proper bowling options. In total, India has 8 bowling options (1 off spin, 1 left arm spin, 1 left arm wrist spin, and 5 right arm pace) in their squad if absolutely needed. India do not have a leg-spinner or left arm pace bowler.
• India has 2 left-handed batting options (Kishan) and two wicketkeeping options.

India Cricket World Cup Team at a Glance

Player	Role	Age
Rohit Sharma	Batter	36
Shubman Gill	Batter	24
Ishan Kishan	Batter/Wicketkeeper	25
Virat Kohli	Batter	34
Shreyas Iyer	Batter	28
KL Rahul	Batter/Wicketkeeper	31
Tilak Verma**	Batter/Part-time off spin	21
Suryakumar Yadav	Batter	33
Hardik Pandya	All-Rounder/Right Arm Pace	29
Ravindra Jadeja	All-Rounder/Left Arm Spin	34
Axar Patel*	All-Rounder/Left Arm Spin	29
Shardul Thakur	All-Rounder/Right Arm Pace	31
Kuldeep Yadav	Left Arm Wrist	28
Jasprit Bumrah	Right Arm Pace	29
Mohammad Shami	Right Arm Pace	33
Mohammad Siraj	Right Arm Pace	29
Prasidh Krishna**	Right Arm Pace	27
Ravichandran Ashwin	All-Rounder/Right Arm Spin	37
Sanju Samson**	Batter/Wicketkeeper	28

*injured, withdrawn from the squad

**not picked in the final squad

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India Cricket World Cup 2023 Potential XI

1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Shubman Gill
3. Virat Kohli
4. Shreyas Iyer
5. KL Rahul
6. Ravindra Jadeja
7. Hardik Pandya
8. Ravichandran Ashwin/Shardul Thakur (depending on condiions)
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Mohammad Siraj
11. Jasprit Bumrah

Injury News

• Rishabh Pant is indefinitely out after a horrific car accident.
• Axar Patel has been ruled out due to quadriceps strains.
• KL Rahul has been nursing a back injury since IPL 2023. Shreyas Iyer has been out since the beginning of the year due to a thigh injury. They both returned to the fold.
• Jasprit Bumrah is returning after a back injury. Prasidh Krishna is returning from a back injury as well. They have both returned, but Krishna did not make it to the final squad.

10 India Players Who Were Unlucky to Miss Out

• Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravi Bishnoi

Also Read: Indian Cricket Team Depth: List of Top 75 Players of Indian Cricket

3 Surprise Picks for India’s World Cup Squad

• Tilak Verma, Mohammad Shami, Prasidh Krishna

How many players were also in India’s 2019 ODI World Cup Squad?

• 8 (Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami)

India World Cup 2023 Squad – Complete List of Players

1. Rohit Sharma (C)

Role: Right Hand Bat (Opener)

• Matches/Innings: 251/243
• Runs: 10112, Best: 264
• Average/SR: 48.85/90.52
• 100/50: 30/52

Recent ODI Form: 12*, 11, 74*, 56, 53, 0, 81

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 36

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2. Shubman Gill

Role: Right Hand Bat (Opener)

• Matches/Innings: 35/35
• Runs: 1917, Best: 208
• Average/SR: 66.10/102.84
• 100/50: 6/9

Recent ODI Form: 10, 67*, 58, 19, 121, 27*, 74, 104

Last ODI: September 24, 2023

Age: 24

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3. Ishan Kishan (WK)

Role: Left Hand Bat/Wicketkeeper

• Matches/Innings: 25/22
• Runs: 886, Best: 210
• 100/50: 1/7
• Average/SR: 44.30/102.42
• Catches/Stumpings: 13/2

Recent ODI Form: 82, 33, 5, 23*, 18, 31

Last ODI: September 24, 2023

Age: 25

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4. Virat Kohli

Role: Right Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 281/269
• Runs: 13083, Best: 183
• Average/SR: 57.38/93.78
• 6100/50: 47/65

Recent ODI Form: 4, 122*, 3, 56

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 34

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5. Shreyas Iyer

Role: Right Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 47/42
• Runs: 1801, Best: 113*
• Average/SR: 46.17/97.88
• 100/50: 3/14

Recent ODI Form: 14, 3, 105, 48

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 28

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6. KL Rahul (WK)

Role: Right Hand Bat/Wicketkeeper/#5/Occasional Opener

• Matches/Innings: 61/58
• Runs: 2291, Best: 112
• 100/50: 6/15
• Average/SR: 47.72/87.64
• Catches/Stumpings: 40/4

Recent ODI Form: 111*, 39, 19, 58*, 52, 26

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 31

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7. Suryakumar Yadav

Role: Right Hand Bat

• Matches/Innings: 30/28
• Runs: 667, Best: 72*
• 100/50: 0/4
• Average/SR: 27.79/105.70

Recent ODI Form: 26, 50, 72*, 8

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 33

Also Read: Is SuryaKumar Yadav the Most Complete 360 Player in T20 Cricket?

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8. Hardik Pandya (VC)

Role: All-Rounder (Right Hand Bat/Right Arm Pace)

• Matches/Innings: 82/60
• Runs: 1758, Best: 92*
• Average/SR: 33.80/1120.21
• 100/50: 0/11
• Wickets: 79, Best: 4/24
• Economy: 5.51

Recent ODI Form: 87, 5 & 1/34, 1/17, 1/14, 3/3

Last ODI: September 17, 2023

Age: 29

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9. Ravichandran Ashwin

Role: All-Rounder (Right Hand Bat/Right Arm Off-Spin)

• Matches/Innings: 115/63
• Runs: 707, Best: 65
• Average/SR: 16.44/86.96
• 100/50: 0/1
• Wickets: 155, Best: 4/25
• Economy: 4.94

Recent ODI Form: 1/47, 3/41

Last ODI: September 24, 2023

Age: 37

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10. Ravindra Jadeja

Role: All-Rounder (Left Arm Spin, Left Hand Bat)

• Matches/Innings: 186/127
• Runs: 2636, Best: 87
• Average/SR: 32.14/84.43
• 100/50: 0/13
• Wickets: 204, Best: 5/36
• 4-fer/5-fer: 7/1
• Economy: 4.92

Recent ODI Form: 14, 4, 7, 3*, 13*, 35 & 3/40, 0/26, 2/33, 1/53, 1/51, 3/42, 0/61

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 34

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11. Axar Patel *

*injured, withdrawn from the tournament

Role: All-Rounder (Left Arm Spin/ Left Hand Bat)

• Matches/Innings: 52/32
• Runs: 513, Best: 64*
• Average/SR: 18.77/102.48
• 100/50: 0/2
• Wickets: 58, Best: 3/24
• Economy: 4.51

Recent ODI Form: 21, 2*, 29*, 2, 1 & 1/16, 0/25, 2/57, 0/4

Last ODI: July 29, 2023

Age: 29

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12. Shardul Thakur

Role: All-Rounder (Right Arm Pace/Right Hand Bat)

• Matches/Innings: 44/43
• Runs: 329, Best: 50*
• Average/SR: 17.31/105.11
• 100/50: 0/1
• Wickets: 63, Best: 4/37
• Economy: 6.24

Recent ODI Form: 1, 16, 3, 11 & 1/14, 3/42, 4/37, 1/26, 1/16, 3/65, 0/78, 0/35

Last ODI: September 24, 2023

Age: 31

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13. Kuldeep Yadav

Role: Left Arm Wrist Spin

• Matches/Innings: 90/87
• Wickets: 152, Best: 6/25
• 4-fer/5-fer: 7/2
• Economy: 5.13

Recent ODI Form: 0/34, 5/25, 4/43, 0/1, 2/48

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 28

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14. Jasprit Bumrah

Role: Right Arm Pace

• Matches/Innings: 78/77
• Wickets: 129, Best: 6/19
• 4-fer/5-fer: 5/2
• Economy: 4.67

Recent ODI Form: 1/18, 2/30, 1/23, 1/43, 3/81

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 29

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15. Mohammad Shami

Role: Right Arm Pace

• Matches/Innings: 94/93
• Wickets: 171, Best: 5/51
• 4-fer/5-fer: 9/2
• Economy: 5.57

Recent ODI Form: 1/29, 2/32, 5/51, 1/39

Last ODI: September 24, 2023

Age: 33

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16. Mohammad Siraj

Role: Right Arm Pace

• Matches/Innings: 30/29
• Wickets: 54, Best: 6/21
• 4-fer/5-fer: 2/1
• Economy: 4.87

Recent ODI Form: 3/61, 0/23, 1/17, 6/21, 1/68

Last ODI: September 27, 2023

Age: 29

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17. Prasidh Krishna**

**not picked in the final World Cup squad

Role: Right Arm Pace

• Matches/Innings: 14/14
• Wickets: 25, Best: 4/12
• 4-fer/5-fer: 2/0
• Economy: 5.32

Recent ODI Form: 0/48, 0/62, 1/30, 3/50, 1/28

Last ODI: August 20, 2022

Age: 27

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18. Sanju Samson **

**Not picked in the final WC squad

Role: Right Hand Bat/Wicketkeeper

• Matches/Innings: 13/12
• Runs: 390, Best: 86*
• 100/50: 0/3
• Average/SR: 55.71/104.00
• Catches/Stumpings: 7/2

Recent ODI Form: 86*, 30*, 2*, 36, 9, 51

Last ODI: August 1, 2023

Age: 28

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7. Tilak Verma **

**Not picked in the final WC squad

Role: Left Hand Bat/Right Arm Off spin

*Has not yet debuted in ODIs, played 7 T20Is

List A Record

• Matches/Innings: 25/25
• Runs: 1236, Best: 156*
• 100/50: 5/5
• Average/SR: 56.18/101.64

Age: 21

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Final Thoughts

Usually with India’s squads, you have a feeling of how the campaign is going to go.

This time, I cannot really say. With an overkill of cricket, ODIs have been squeezed out of the ODI calendar.

Add to that, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna are just coming out of injury, Tilak Verma has not played a single ODI, and Shami hasn’t played for a while. At the same time, there is discussion about who didnt’t make the squad, Yuzvendra Chahal & one of the off-spin options.

This is still a great squad, with a mix of youth & experience. My only concern is the lack of match time, recurring injuries, and relative instability.

But with home advantage, you never know. Can India repeat the magic of 2011? Have your say in the comments below!

Sources: Press Release – Cricinfo

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