"Always Going To Be A Little Risky" : Ex-India Coach Underlines KL Rahul's Cricket World Cup 2023 Position

09.09.2023 - 15:13 sports.ndtv.com

The most-awaited Team India's squad for the upcoming Cricket World Cup 2023 was announced on Monday. Skipper Rohit Sharma along with BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed the 15-member list that featured the likes of KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, among others.

However, the announcement also turned out to be a disappointment for leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who failed to find himself a place in the team.

The management went ahead with Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja as the spinners while Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Bumrah were roped in as the pacers.

Speaking about the combinations, former India batter and coach Sanjay Bangar stated that Ishan Kishan will most likely find himself a place in the Playing XI in the World Cup as KL Rahul will be returning from an injury. "There is a good chance he (Ishan) will play the first World Cup game as well because it's impossible to keep him out after the kind of innings that he played.

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