KL Rahul allegedly made it to India’s ODI World Cup tentative squad of 15, which will be unveiled today, after gaining approval from the National Cricket Academy. Rahul is recovering from a hamstring operation at the NCA in Bengaluru and will likely participate in one more fitness test before traveling to Sri Lanka with the rest of the Indian team.
After closely observing Rahul at the nets and during match simulations, NCA coaches and team management are confident in his physical condition, according to PTI.
India’s ODI World Cup Squad Finalized! KL Rahul In, Sanju Samson Out
India’s World Cup squad was expected to be announced on September 4, ahead of the September 5 deadline, but the announcement has been postponed by a day with KL Rahul’s fitness clearance.
Rahul, who is expected to keep wickets for India, is likely to reclaim his number 5 spot, while Ishan Kishan could be retained as the second wicketkeeper-batsman, leaving Sanju Samson out of the World Cup squad.
According to a report in The Indian Express, the BCCI’s senior national selection committee picked the 15-member squad late on Saturday. Chairman of Selectors Ajit Agarkar flew to Sri Lanka where he met Indian captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid after the washed-out India-Pakistan match.
Apart from Sanju Samson, Tilak Varman and Prasidh Krishna are reportedly the other players currently in India’s Asia Cup squad who were not included in the ODI World Cup squad. Krishna only recently rejoined the Indian squad for the Ireland series after regaining fitness following a lengthy injury lay-off.
India’s provisional squad for World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav.
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