One of many stunning inclusions in Jaffer’s squad is Tilak Varma, who has not but made his ODI debut.His choice forward of established gamers likeSuryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson has raised eyebrows and provides a component of shock to the squad.
The previous opening batter took to X, previously referred to as Twitter to disclose his picks for the India squad.
In his squad choice, Wasim Jaffer opted for KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who just lately made comebacks from their respective accidents, over Samson and Suryakumar. The choice to stay with these two gamers provides depth to the workforce.
Ishan Kishan, who delivered an excellent efficiency together with his knock of 82 in opposition to Pakistan in India’s Asia Cup opener, has rightfully retained his place within the squad.
Within the bowling division, Jaffer selected to go together with Kuldeep Yadav whereas leaving out Yuzvendra Chahal from the combo.
The ODI World Cup is about to kick off on Thursday, October 5, with a match between 2019 finalists England and New Zealand on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will conclude with the ultimate on the similar venue on November 19.
The extremely anticipated conflict between India and Pakistan, initially scheduled for Sunday, October 15, has been moved a day earlier to Saturday, October 14, and can nonetheless happen on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Wasim Jaffer Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
(With ANI inputs)