Indian Cricket Team Arrives In Guwahati Ahead Of Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Game Against England

28.09.2023 - 17:11 sports.ndtv.com

The Indian men's cricket team on Thursday reached Guwahati ahead of the Cricket World Cup 2023 warm-up match against England on September 30.

Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin who was added to India's 15-player squad for the World Cup 2023 earlier in the day in place of Axar Patel was present with the Indian team.

Axar failed to recover in time for the World Cup after sustaining a left quadriceps strain during India's Asia Cup Super Four encounter against Bangladesh.

Subsequently, the spin-bowling all-rounder missed the final of the Asia Cup as well as India's three-match ODI series against Australia.

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Rohit Sharma has led India from the front in their three unbeaten matches of the World Cup to boost his cricket-mad nation's hopes of winning the title at home. The Indian captain has already amassed 217 runs including a record century against Afghanistan, showing no signs of the pressure on his shoulders. Rohit succeeded superstar Virat Kohli as white-ball captain in 2021 with the aim of securing the national team a third World Cup and first international title since the 2013 Champions Trophy. Australia great Ricky Ponting lavished praise on Rohit for handling the pressure of the job with ease.

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