ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is all set to start in India from 5th October 2023. All eyes will be on the hosting nation India as they previously won the tournament when it was held in India in 2011. However, since then the team has changed drastically and only Virat Kohli remains the one who was with the World Cup winning team in 2011.
India is dealing with a lot of injuries right now. Rishabh Pant will miss the entire World Cup due to the accidental injuries. Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer are dealing with back issues. Both have undergone surgery and are on the path to recovery. However, a final decision about them will be made around Asia Cup. KL Rahul suffered a nasty leg injury in IPL but will return before Asia Cup.
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Both Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav have a good chance of being India’s first pick number four and five batters if they manage to impress the management in the upcoming ODI series against West Indies. Here we have predicted India’s playing 11 for the ODI World Cup.
ICC ODI World Cup 2023: India Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Sanju Samson (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj