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The ODI World Cup 2023 will played in India for the fourth time and Rohit Sharma’s men will be hoping to create history. This is the first time that the Mumbaikar will lead India in an ODI World Cup. Rohit missed the bus in the 2011 World Cup squad as Piyush Chawla was preferred over him. India created history in 2011 and lifted the World Cup after 28 years.
Ahead of the tournament, former India coach Sanjay Bangar picked his predicted World Cup squad ahead of the event. With the usual suspects, if we compare his squad to the Asia Cup, Arshdeep Singh finds a place in the squad. The left-armer did not find a place in the Asia Cup squad. Other than that there was no big change.
Sanjay Bangar has coached two teams in the Indian Premier League
Kuldeep Yadav was the lone spin option in the squad. If we compare Bangar’s squad to the Asia Cup squad that was selected recently, the bowling attack has a left-arm bowling option. When we look at the Asia Cup squad, the Indian bowling is predominantly right-handed. In the Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will be India’s main batters in the tournament.
The Indian team have not won a World event since 2013 and it has been ten years since then. The Men in Blue have made it to the finals of the 2017 Champions Trophy, and finals of the 2019 World Cup and also they starred in two World Test Championship (WTC) finals. The team could not go the distance on all these occasions.
Bangar served as batting coach under Ravi Shastri for quite some time before he was replaced by Vikram Rathore. Bangar has played for India and also coached in the Indian Premier League for Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Recently he was removed by RCB as head coach and replaced by Andy Flower. It remains to be seen whether he will continue coaching in the IPL.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Without chahal indian cannot win a world cup. Who will provide breakthroughs in the middle overs.
— Vikash Prajapat (@vikaszzzzzzzz) August 25, 2023
Shardul Thakur since the end of 2019 WC: took 52 ODI wickets in 33 matches. He can bat as well. On the other hand, Arshdeep played only 3 ODIs. This shows why RCB management sacked him.
— Caught At Point (@Caught_At_Point) August 25, 2023
I dont get why surya is being added to final squads on expectations of him exploding but other players like bhuvi or shikhar have been dropped because of age and “moving on” while they will perform if they play no doubt. Dont add em, but no need to waste a spot on surya as well.
— Sparsh Goyal (@SparshG36) August 25, 2023
SKY isn’t ODI material re baba.. Samson ko khilao and release sky.
3 consecutive ducks agar koi aur leta toh usko Ranaji team mein bhi chance naa mile, and SKY is seen as WC team member.
Stop backing your state players and expand vision and see someone is averaging 50+ 🤦🏻♂️
— ಪ್ರವೀಣ ಭಟ್ 🦉🦋🦇 (@praveenbhat8086) August 25, 2023
Why axar patel & surya…dono ne kya ukhada hai ODI me,,,, ye banda esi hi team chunta hai tabhi RCB aaj tak trophy nahi jeet payi pic.twitter.com/7Q5GmLhqin
— Mahabali Thanos (@MahabaliThanos) August 25, 2023
Bc Surya Kumar yadav ko kis Basis me Rakh lete ye Odi me smjh naa ata😭
— Pulkit🇮🇳 (@pulkit5Dx) August 25, 2023
Chahal Saaaab 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/wSgUVn4ICJ
— Arun Lol (@dhaikilokatweet) August 25, 2023
Arshdeep kidhar se aaya
Darwaaza kb khula
— Abhishek kumar (@Abhishe77957528) August 25, 2023
Shardul xi me chahiye wicket taker hai wo bumrah,shami se achha 2022se
— गौरव बबनराव सरनाईक (@GauravSarnaik2) August 25, 2023
Real, Not even a single off spinner but when there will left handed batter on strike they'll say "aah left arm batter ke against left arm spin nii laga sakte🥹😭" ye naya formula bana diye h es Gen Wale bc right handed ke against off spin nii krega kya
— Abd17forever (@Abd17forever1) August 25, 2023
