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Team India's Squad, ODI World Cup 2023, Live Updates: According to NDTV sources, KL Rahul has been included in the squad while Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson have failed to find themselves a place in the team.
The fit-again KL Rahul is expected to be available for selection as India enter the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2023. With Rahul expected to play an integral role in the Indian team at the ODI World Cup, it's important for the team management to give him an opportunity to bat. But, which player would he replace in the team? Considering the form Ishan Kishan is in, especially after a stunning knock against Pakistan, it would be unfair for Rahul to replace him in the squad, feels legendary Indian better Sunil Gavaskar.
The 2023 Cricket World Cup is just round the corner. It starts on October 5 in Ahmedabad while the final will be played at the same venue on November 19. The ticket sales for the tournament has already started with India vs Pakistan match on October 14 seeing the maximum interest. However, several fans said that they found it hard to book the tickets. India pacer great Venkatesh Prasad is also disappointed that the ticket arrangement by the organisers.
New Zealand's hopes for the 50-over World Cup received a boost Tuesday, with Kane Williamson set to captain the Black Caps despite still recovering from a serious knee injury. Williamson has scored more than 6,500 runs in one-day international cricket and led New Zealand in their nail-biting defeat by England in the 2019 World Cup final. The star batter has been sidelined since April after surgery to repair torn ligaments in his right knee suffered while playing for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League.
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is not making promises but is holding out hope of being fit for the Black Caps' entire World Cup campaign in India as he makes progress with his injured knee.
Rain continued to affect the Asia Cup on Monday as it interrupted the match between India and Nepal on numerous occasions. There was prediction of rain right from the start, and it did rain. After Nepal were sent to bat first, there were several rain interruptions. On a couple of occasions, there was comic situations. Just when it looked like the game was about to be stopped, the groundsmen stopped midway as the match officials deemed the match to continue as rain subsided. The situation amused Hardik Pandya, who could be seen having a hearty laugh.
It was a horrible day for the Indian cricket team on the field as three catches were dropped within the first 5 overs against Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023 on Monday. In the very first over of the innings, Shreyas Iyer dropped a straight forward chance as Kushal Bhurtel edged a delivery from Mohammed Shami towards the slips. Just one ball later, it was Virat Kohli at cover point who was guilty of dropping an absolute sitter off Mohammed Siraj. Couple of overs later, Bhurtel once again edged a delivery from Shami and it looked like Ishan Kishan will have no difficulties in completing the catch. However, it went horribly wrong as the ball went right through his gloves leaving skipper Rohit Sharma in complete disbelief. Then Shardul Thakur missed an easy opportunity to stop a boundary the latter overs.
