Questions are being raised about the global preparations of the India team.
This is the year of the ODI World Cup i.e. the real Mahakumbh of cricket. Then, when this mega event happens in India, where cricket is considered a religion, the expectations of the Indian fans rise even higher. In such a situation where cricket fans pin their hopes on Team India, the management of Team India lets the fans down day after day. There are about two months left for the start of the World Cup. So far, the final roadmap for the team’s starting eleven has not been drawn up. Not only this, it is not yet decided which batter will play which position. In the current ODI series against the West Indies, the secrets of the India team have now been revealed.
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The special thing is that in this series Team India is doing a lot of experiments. In the second ODI, the India team landed on the pitch without their two main batsmen, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. In this match, Hardik Pandya was given the captaincy of Team India. Even in the first ODI of this series, the India team lost five wickets while chasing the target of 115 runs. In that game too, Rohit Sharma came out to bat at number seven. Apart from him, Virat Kohli also did not come out to bat. Then in the second ODI, without Virat and Rohit, the entire team was down to 181 runs. Most importantly, this situation happened against the team that couldn’t even qualify for the ODI World Cup. Even if he wins on the strength of the bowlers, it will definitely put a question mark on his batting. After that, questions are now being raised about the preparations for the World Cup.
These 5 bigwigs disappointed the most
India’s squad for the 2023 World Cup will be revealed before September 5. Before that, Team India now has to play two more ODIs. It also includes a match between India and Pakistan in the 2023 Asia Cup. But even before that, it is still unclear which player will play in the team or which one will not. Still, Team India’s planning is unclear. Some of the big shots in particular were the most disappointing. In which Shubman Gill is the biggest name. For the last month or two, Gill was being considered the most important player in terms of the World Cup. But he so far he hasn’t performed particularly well in the last few innings.
Apart from this, Hardik Pandya’s batting, Suryakumar Yadav, Akshar Patel and Sanju Samson’s failure even after getting a chance is increasing the tension of the India team. On the other hand, it is not decided when Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul will return from their injury. At the same time, Rishabh Pant will almost certainly be out of the World Cup as well, having been in a horrible car accident at the end of December 2022. Jasprit Bumrah has also not played cricket for the past year and will likely return from the series. T20 against Ireland, but nothing can be said about their performance. That is, in general, the big picture is not clear for the India team before the World Cup. In such a situation, the most important question arises whether he will win the World Cup in this way.
The biggest problems of the Indian team
If we talk about the biggest problems of the Indian team, injuries are the biggest concern. Apart from this, the form of the players whose names were discussed above is also a matter of concern. Other than this, number four is undecided. Who will play the role of finisher? Who will be the regular wicketkeeper. With Pant gone, there’s no certainty when Rahul will return. There is competition between Ishaan Kishan and Sanju Samson. So even when the World Cup is just around the corner, not having answers to all these questions is the biggest problem for the India team. In such a situation, how captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Rahul Dravid find answers to these questions in the next two months will be a matter to be seen.
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