Rohit Sharma-led side will bank on home support as they look to add a third ODI World Cup title to their trophy cabinet
India come into the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup on the back of a strong showing at Asia Cup 2023 where they crushed Sri Lanka in the final by bowling the Lions out for 50 runs. India indeed have one of the most fearsome bowling attack featuring fit again Jasprit Bumrah, and wily Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned to the squad after Axar Patel missed out due to injury. (Scorecard | Streaming | Full Coverage)
Batting remains strong as ever with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer in the side. One deficiency could be that of a batting all-rounder. The role, however, could filled in by either Hardik Pandya or Shardul Thakur.
Squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
Best finish at the tournament:
Winners in 1983 and 2011
Schedule:
India vs Australia (8 October), Chennai
India vs Afghanistan (11 October), Delhi
India vs Pakistan (14 October), Ahmedabad
India vs Bangladesh (19 October), Pune
India vs New Zealand (22 October), Dharamsala
India vs England (29 October), Lucknow
India vs Sri Lanka (2 November), Mumbai
India vs South Africa (5 November), Kolkata
India vs Netherlands (12 November), Bengaluru
Streaming information:
Where to watch ICC ODI World Cup 2023 matches live in India?
You can catch all the action live on the Star Sports Network. Simultaneously, you can also live stream the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 games on Hotstar app and website for free.