India fell at the final hurdle once again in the 2023 World Cup. As they look to build towards the future, here are five players not in their 2023 World Cup squad who might go on to play a big role in the next four-year cycle.
The Indian team had eight players over 30 years of age, but only one player was under 25 years of age. Although there was no significant difference in the age of the playgroups, the average age of the teams was older, approximately 30.5 years.
Changes will be made in the next World Cup cycle to build a young team for the 2027 Men’s ODI World Cup. With that in mind, here are his five Indian players who were not included in the 2023 World Cup squad but will play a key role in the 2027 World Cup cycle. Masu.
Yashasvi Jaiswal
The 21-year-old southpaw has shown the world what he is capable of in all formats. He made his international debut earlier this year but narrowly missed out on a double hundred on his Test debut. But to play ODIs, there is no doubt thatJaiswal will be a key cog at the helm of the Indian ODI team in the future, especially as Rohit Sharma is unlikely to last long >.
Rishabh Pant
Pant had established himself as India’s best wicketkeeper-batsman in Tests and ODIs until a near-fatal car accident in early 2023 sidelined him for an extended period. Pant, who is currently recovering, is expected to return to India’s ODI middle order as soon as he is fit and add to his already considerable strength.
Tilak Varma
Another young left-handed middle-order batsman, Varma has made a breakthrough in the 2022 IPL season. He made his international debut this year after two good years with Mumbai Indians and was also included in the extended squad for the Asia Cup before the World Cup. With India looking to invest in players with all-round skills, Varma, who can bowl deftly off-spin, will be the focus of their ODI plans for the next World Cup cycle.
Washington Sundar
When Axar Patel was injured before the World Cup, India chose to rely on the experience of Ravichandran Ashwin rather than Washington Sundar. Ashwin is already 37 years old and will almost certainly not feature in the next ODI World Cup. Sundar will have a good opportunity to make the spin bowling all-rounder his own in the 2027 World Cup cycle. It also provides a solution to the long tail that plagued India in the World Cup final.
Arshdeep Singh
The left-arm seamer has played just three ODIs for India so far. Although he failed to impress there, he has shown off his new-ball and death-over skills in the shortest formats both in the IPL and on the international stage in recent years. India lacks ODIs for the left-hander and Arshdeep could be the ideal solution to this problem in the future.
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