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Indian team will be playing 13th edition of ODI World Cup in 2023 and the 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup, which is set to be hosted in India has been announced. Without much surprises, the squad was very similar to the one which is playing the current edition of Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
India have won ODI World Cup twice in 1983 & 2011 and the big event (WC) is set to happen in India after a period of 12 years, hence fans are very excited to see their team lift the World Cup for third time.
Here, in this article we will have a look at some of the best Indian squads in the WC from past.
1. India's squad in 2019 World Cup
India were clear favorites to lift the ODI World Cup 2019 as they topped the table in group stage where they went onto defeat all strong sides like Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, etc. and ended up losing only to England. Opening batsman Rohit Sharma was in form of his life by smashing five ODI centuries and King Kohli also smashed five fifty plus scores in the tournament alongside brilliant bowling from Bumrah.
India played New Zealand (4th placed side) in the semi-finals of ODI World Cup 2019 and ended up losing to them in a two-day (match was played on reserve day due to washout). India's top-order failed in a critical situation while chasing an average total of 240 runs and despite Jadeja's heroics, they fell short of the target by 18 runs.
Notably, this semi-final game ended up being the last international match for the former Indian skipper MS Dhoni.
Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), MS Dhoni (Wk), KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Agarwal (didn't play any game).
Players who withdrew: Shikhar Dhawan (Injured) and Vijay Shankar (Injured)
