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India narrowed it down to 17-18 players for World Cup: Dravid

Head coach Rahul Dravid has said India has narrowed down on 17-18 players that will be part of their squad for the ODI World Cup at home, to be played in October-November this year.

In the first three months of 2023, India has played nine ODI matches besides six T20Is and four Tests. But the focus was always on the ODIs.

The ongoing series against Australia will be India’s last engagement at home over the next few months. The side will not get many other opportunities to play home ODIs except three more matches at home against Australia in September before the World Cup.

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The current ODI series against Australia is tied at 1-1, with the final ODI set to be played in Chennai on Wednesday. India won the first game in Mumbai by five wickets before suffering a humiliating 10-wicket loss in the second ODI in Vizag.

“We’ve narrowed it down to 17-18 players, we have a few guys who are recovering from injuries and might come into the mix, depending on the time frame of their recoveries and how long it takes for them to come back,” Dravid said in a press conference on the eve of the third ODI against Australia.

“All in all, I think we are pretty much in a good space. We’re pretty clear about the kind of team we want to play in. And, hopefully, we can give these guys who we’ve zeroed in on, as many playing opportunities as we can. If it’s in India, it’s great, but even if it’s not in India, we just want to give as many opportunities as we can to build our side.”

“Within our team of 16 players, there will be a couple of different combinations to try and see, because it’s a big tournament, it’s a long tournament in India.

We’re playing in nine different cities, nine different conditions, so you just want to have flexibility in your squad as well, to be able to play sometimes four fast bowlers, sometimes play three spinners. Within the squad, we’d want to look at different options. So as to ensure that we’ve covered all bases for all conditions.”

 

 

 

 

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