Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar picked his Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 2023. The cricketer-turned-commentator gave left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh a wildcard entry into the group and surprisingly omitted Shardul Thakur from his group. 

Sanjay Bangar went with the mixture of 5 specialist batters, two wicket-keeper batters, two spin bowling all-rounders, one seam bowling all-rounder, 4 pacers, and one specialist spinner in his group of the ICC World Cup 2023. 

The previous Indian cricketer picked captain Rohit Sharma together with Shubman Gill as two openers within the group whereas Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, and Suryakumar Yadav are the three middle-order batters picked by him in his group. Alongside them, he additionally named KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan as two keeper-batters within the group. 

Sanjay Bangar picked Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel as the 2 spin-bowling all-rounders within the group together with vice-captain Hardik Pandya because the fast-bowling all-rounder in his 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup 2023. It’s truthful to say that these three will likely be positive shot picks within the group due to what they’ve finished in the previous couple of years. 

Sanjay Bangar didn’t choose Yuzvendra Chahal, who has been dropped from the Indian group for Asia 2023, and as a substitute went with Kuldeep Yadav because the specialist spinner within the group. Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah are the three frontline pacers in his group. 

He named Arshdeep Singh in his group as a substitute of Shardul Thakur. The left-arm pacer hasn’t been a part of the Indian ODI setup for some time and has performed just some video games together with his final sport coming in opposition to New Zealand in November. Then again, Thakur has been India’s main wicket-taker because the 2019 World Cup. 

ICC World Cup 2023: Sanjay Bangar’s Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 

Right here’s Sanjay Bangar’s Indian squad for the ICC World Cup 2023: 

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh

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