India won the last ODI World Cup back in 2011, when MS Dhoni was the captain. And Gautam Gambhir was one of the main heroes of India’s second World Cup triumph. Not just at the ODI World Cup, he was an important member of the 2007 T20 World Cup-winning team under Dhoni.
Meanwhile, India has yet to announce its squad for the upcoming World Cup at home. The squad is likely to be announced on September 5, and it is a big question which player will make the team and which will be dropped.
Notably, India hasn’t been able to win an ICC tournament since 2013. However, many feel that this could be the chance that India was waiting for, and they are firm favorites to win at home. But a lot will depend on the set of players that India picks for the mega event.
Meanwhile, the former opener, who is part of the broadcasting team in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, reveals his preferred Indian squad for the 2023 World Cup. He made some interesting picks for the team. Notably, he has left out Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, and Shardul Thakur, who are part of the Asia Cup 2023.
— Sanju Here 🤞👻 (@me_sanjureddy) September 4, 2023
Gambhir has interestingly picked spin all-rounder Washington Sundar in his team, who can bowl off-spin. For the pace department, he has gone with Prasidh Krishna, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Mohammed Shami. Gambhir has not made any changes to the batting lineup.
Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja are the other spin-bowling options. India will play their first game of the World Cup against Australia on October 8 in Chennai. But before that, they are playing another big tournament and are expected to do well in the Asia Cup 2023.
Gautam Gambhir’s preferred squad for 2023 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan (wk), Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav
