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India’s Squad For Cricket World Cup 2023: KL Rahul Included, Tilak Varma And Sanju Samson Out

India’s Squad For Cricket World Cup 2023: BCCI made a bold call in giving wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul the nod despite the fact that he didn’t feature in the first two matches of Asia Cup 2023 due to injury.

India’s Squad For Cricket World Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (L) and Virat Kohli

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced a 15-member squad for the ODI World Cup 2023. The Board made a bold call in giving wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul the nod despite the fact that he didn’t feature in the first two matches of Asia Cup 2023 due to injury. Tilak Varma, who was selected in India’s 17-member team for the Asia Cup, didn’t find a place in the 15-man World Cup squad while Sanju Samson was left out too. Prasidh Krishna, who made his return to the ODI side after a long injury layoff, wasn’t picked by the selectors either but ace pacer Jasprit Bumrah was roped in.

There were no surprises in the team selection after chief selector Ajit Agarkar had suggested that the World Cup squad will be picked from the 18-member Asia Cup squad (including the reserve Samson).

“We have picked best possible combination. We have depth in batting, we have spin and other bowling options. Hardik Pandya is a complete package, his form will be crucial for us at World Cup” Rohit Sharma said.

 

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2023/indias-squad-for-cricket-world-cup-2023-kl-rahul-included-tilak-varma-and-sanju-samson-out-4360961

Watch: Hardik Pandya Labelled ‘Selfish’ For Act That Denied Tilak Varma Half-century

Hardik Pandya was subjected to extreme criticism on social media after his last-ball six denied Tilak Varma a half-century in the 3rd T20I against West Indies.

Hardik Pandya finished chase with a six, denying Tilak Varma a fifty

India skipper for the T20I series against West Indies, Hardik Pandya has been subjected to plenty of criticism over the last few days, pertaining to the team’s poor performances in the first two matches of the series. However, Hardik found himself in the line of fire for a different reason after the 3rd T20I, which India won convincingly. With the Indian team chasing a target of 160 runs, Hardik hit a six on what turned out to be the last ball of the match to finish the chase, despite the fact that the non-striker Tilak Varma needed only 1 run to complete his half-century.

On the 5th ball of the 18th over, Hardik hit a maximum on the bowling of Rovman Powell, taking India across the line. But, in the process, Varma remained not-out on 49. Here’s the video:

https://twitter.com/lexicopedia1/status/1688986900101730310?s=20

Most hated 6 by #HardikPandya #INDvsWI #TilakVarma #BCCI pic.twitter.com/U7WVQrN4xC

— Lexicopedia (@lexicopedia1) August 8, 2023
The act by Hardik has been branded ‘selfish’ by fans on Twitter who didn’t shy away from criticising the veteran cricketer. Here are some reactions:

Hardik Pandya is the most selfish cricketer till date.

Could’ve given a single to let that young lad Tilak get his fifty but nah he wants to be a finisher and show off pic.twitter.com/zWJhhNQHid

— leisha (@katyxkohli17) August 8, 2023

Source: https://sports.ndtv.com/west-indies-vs-india-2023/hardik-pandyas-selfish-act-denies-tilak-varma-fifty-skipper-faces-heat-on-twitter-watch-4281710

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