The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 15-man squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The team India squad for CWC 2023 is on the expected lines with no major surprise inclusions. Sanju Samson, Prasidh Krishna and youngster Tilak Varma who were part of the Indian squad for Asia Cup 2023 have been left out. Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the Indian cricket team, which features players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja. ICC World Cup 2023 New Schedule Released: India vs Pakistan Officially Shifted to October 14, See Full List of CWC Fixtures After Changes.

As per the ICC's deadline, teams were required to announce their squads for the Cricket World Cup by September 05. ICC will allow any change in the squads till September 28. The ICC Cricket World Cup begins on October 05 with defending champions England taking on New Zealand at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmadabad.

Team India will open their Cricket World Cup 2023 against Australia at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on October 08. India will face traditional rivals Pakistan at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmadabad on October 14. India will be hoping to win their first ICC trophy since 2013, when under MS Dhoni Men in Blue won the ICC Champions Trophy in England. The last time World Cup was played in India, Indian cricket team won the title in 2011 beating Sri Lanka in the final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Matches Schedule Announced: India to Play England and Netherlands in Practice Games Ahead of Mega Event.

India Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel.

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