The BCCI has a review meeting on 1st January of the new year and some really big decisions were made but one of the most important was that a pool of 20 players were shortlisted as in these will be the players that will be playing ODI cricket for the year till the 2023 ODI World Cup. This is a great decision because before so many players got a chance that no one got a consistent run to prove themselves.
These 20 players will be the best in the country and out of these the Top 15 will be selected for the World Cup later in the year in India so that should be an advantage being the hosts.
So, let’s look at the 20 Players that are the most likely to be chosen.
Rohit Sharma – Captain
Batters
Shubman Gill
Virat Kohli
KL Rahul
Shreyas Iyer
Surya Kumar Yadav
Wicket Keepers
Rishabh Pant
Ishan Kishan
Sanju Sanson
All Rounders
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Axar Patel
Washington Sundar
Fast Bowlers
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohammad Shami
Arshdeep Singh
Umran Malik
Mohammad Siraj
Spinners
Yuzvendra Chahal
Kuldeep Yadav
Analyzing this probables List
The 20 Players in 2023 ODI World Cup India Squad that have been listed above will most likely be the 20 that will be rotated around throughout the year and by the looks of it, this looks like a very well balanced team. It has a great captain in Rohit Sharma and then there are some of the best batters in ODIs who can play both ways . There are a lot of quality all rounders which is a must if a team wants to win a major tournament.
Most importantly the bowling attack is lethal with a good mix of experience and youth ranging from Mohammad Shami and Jasprit Bumrah to Umran Malik and the spin bowling attack is also very diverse as in India has a right arm leg spinner, right arm off spinner, left arm chinaman, left arm off spinner and the same goes for the batting with a good mix of right and left handed batters.
This team has the capability of winning the ODI World Cup and now it is up to these players to perform and secure their place in the Top 15 when the World Cup comes.
