The ICC One Day International World Cup 2023, which India will host this year, has had its team announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah, who are returning from injury, are on this team.

Many people are happy with the Indian World Cup team, however several experts have also expressed their disapproval. There will always be someone who is left out, according to captain Rohit Sharma, and it is impossible to please everyone all of the time. Only 15 players can be chosen, and occasionally good players must be excluded.


No world Cup title in 10 years

Critics disagree with the captain's and head selector Ajit Agarkar's opinions notwithstanding their lengthy justification. Our examination of this squad also revealed three significant vulnerabilities, which we have noted. It's important to note that the Indian team hasn't claimed an ICC championship in the previous ten years.

The Indian side last won the ICC championship in June 2013, when Mahendra Singh Dhoni served as captain and they won the Champions Trophy. Three significant flaws in the Indian team have raised worries going into this year's World Cup, which is being held in India. There is concern that the ICC championship can be lost if these flaws show up during the competition. Take a look at these flaws, shall we? 

No left-handed batter in top 4

There are only 4 left-handed batsmen on the 15-member Indian team: Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, and Kuldeep Yadav. The fact that they are all middle-order or lower-order batsmen is remarkable, though. Ishan has the ability to open, but there is a trend toward playing him at number 5 in the middle order.

You can understand that there won't be any left-handers in the top 6 if KL Rahul replaces Ishan as the wicketkeeper. Jadeja bats at position seven while. However, it has recently been noted that India's top order has more difficulty against left-arm fast bowlers. In this situation, the Indian team may experience difficulties at this World Cup. Gautam Gambhir and Yuvraj Singh, both left-handers, were in the top order for the Indian squad in 2011.

Shortage of Off Spinners

Three spinners make up the Indian team: Kuldeep Yadav, an expert spinner, and two all-rounders, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel. The fact that all three of them are left-arm spinners is notable. Kuldeep is one of them and is renowned for his Chinaman deliveries. The team does not have an off-spinner. The Indian squad had two off-spinners in the past, Harbhajan Singh and Ravichandran Ashwin, when they won the 2011 World Cup. Only Rohit Sharma, one of India's specialist batters, can handle off-spin, but it has been a while since he bowled.

No Left Hand Spinner

The Indian board has included specialist fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, and Shardul Thakur in their squad. Hardik Pandya, although an all-rounder, is also a fast bowler. All four of them are right-arm pacers. Consequently, the Indian team might face a significant shortage of left-arm pacers. On the other hand, most other major teams have at least one left-arm pacer.

Left-arm pacers deliver the ball from a different angle, which often troubles left-handed batsmen in the opposition. When a left-arm pacer swings the ball into the batsmen, the chances of getting them out increase. A notable example is Pakistan's pacer Shaheen Afridi.

As a left-arm pacer, Arshdeep Singh could have been a better option for the Indian team, but he was not part of the BCCI's plans from the beginning. If we look at the Indian team that won the 2011 World Cup, they had left-arm pacers Zaheer Khan and Ashish Nehra, who played crucial roles in dismantling the opposition.