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'Bekar selection hain'- Fans react as Sanjay Bangar picks India squad for ODI World Cup 2023

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has picked his dream India squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023.

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Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has picked his dream India squad for the upcoming ODI World Cup. He has made some controversial selections sparking debate among cricket analysts and fans. Ahead of the World Cup India will also feature in the Asia Cup.

In a video on Star Sports, Bangar named his 15-member squad for the World Cup. The Men in Blue are scheduled to participate in two warm-up encounters, with the defending champions England and Netherlands who qualified for the World Cup after 2011.

My specialist batters would be Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli: Sanjay Bangar

He said that his team would consist of five specialist batters, two wicketkeeper-batters, two spin-bowling all-rounders, one pace-bowling all-rounder, one specialist spinner, and four fast bowlers for the super event. Explaining on his choices he stated, "My specialist batters would be Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, while wicket-keeper batters are Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul. For spin bowling all-rounders, I would prefer both left-armers - Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja." "One pace bowling all-rounder would be Hardik Pandya, while the specialist spinner would be Kuldeep Yadav. The four fast bowlers would be Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh."

The omission of Shardul Thakur and Prasidh Krishna is debatable. The inclusion of Arshdeep Singh has been surprising for the fans as the 24-year-old bowler has only played three ODI matches so far and is yet to claim a wicket in the format. While has an impressive T20I record. He has featured in 33 games and has claimed 50 wickets at an average of 18.98 and an economy rate of 8.48. However the left-arm pacer has not been included in the Asia Cup squad.

As the tournament is in India, the country is known for its spin-friendly wickets, there is always an advantage for spin bowlers like Axar, Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav.

Sanjay Bangarโ€™s 15-member squad for ODI World Cup 2023

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh.

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