The 50 Over ODI World Cup will commence in October later this year and end in November. However, there are five players for whom making the list of the final 15 shall remain a dream. The tournament will start on the 5th of October, and the final will take place on the nineteenth of November. As per the Indian Cricket Team (ICT) Itenary, the blue brigade will play 3 ODI series before the World Cup. Evidently, this schedule will help ICT to get in the grove of the format before the Mega Event. Initially, team India will face West Indies, followed by the Asia Cup and the Australia series.
The ODI Cricket World Cup is a premier international tournament showcasing one-day cricket’s pinnacle. Teams from around the world compete fiercely for the prestigious trophy, demonstrating their skills in batting, bowling, and fielding. Australia is the most dominant team in the tournament, winning the title 5 times. However, India and West Indies have witnessed the glory twice so far. Whereas Pakistan, England, and Srilanka have won the cup once.
Five Players Who Might not get a Place in the World Cup Squad of Team India
As the World Cup event is just a few months away and all the contractual players under the BCCI contract wish for a place in the World Cup squad, Let’s look at a few who might never get a call in Indian cricket team for the 2023 edition.
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Deepak Chahar
Major concern with CSK pacer Chahar is his physical fitnes. Chahar has been out of action in the international stage for quite some time. However, he’s not just a good bowler but also a handy batsmen in lower down the order. His last appearance in ODI’s was last year against Bangladesh. However, he did not finish his spells and left mid innings due to injury.
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Deepak Hooda
Debuting for team India in 2022, Hooda made 10 appearances in the limited over cricket. With an average of 25 he could manage just 153 runs. However, in IPL 2023 season the alrounder had a lackluster performance. So it is pretty much sure that we wont see him in the ODI squad for the World Cup.
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Avesh Khan
Many fans and ex cricketers pick for One of the hot prospects for Indian pace attack is Avesh Khan. However, excluding his domestic career, the young lad does not has a dream run so far. Playing for team India he has 3 wickets in 5 outings and in 15 T20I’s has an economy of over 9 runs per over. Considering his stats, It is next to impossible to imagine his inclusion in the squad.
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Washington Sundar
Sundar in 16 One Day Internationals has 16 wickets and 233 runs. The lad is a good and vible option lower down the order and has got handsome opportunities due to the absence of Ravindra Jadeja. However, Jadeja is back in the playing XI and presence of Axar Patel in the squad is making things difficult to the SOuthers Superstar.
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Vijay Shankar
Vijay Shankar and World Cup event have a very unique relationship. Sankar was picked over Rayudu in the 2019 edition of the tournament. However, the selectors justified his selections as an option of a 3 Dimenssional player. Shankar is a key player in the Gujrat Titans line up as he solidies the teams performance in middle and lower order. HE has had some good innings for the GT team but a selection in the World Cup squad is still looking blurry.
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Here is our pick of the players who might miss their call for the Worl Cup. Is there any player you feel who should have made it to this list? Drop your comments below in the comment section.
