The former played the opening two matches against Australia and Afghanistan before Shubman Gill was drafted in while the latter replaced Pandya in the squad after he was ruled out due to injury and did not feature in any of the games, even after India had booked their place in the semifinals. The two players who did not have as big a part to play in the World Cup were Ishan Kishan and Prasidh Krishna. Iyer featured in all 11 matches that India played at the ODI World Cup while Yadav replaced the injured Hardik Pandya in the playing XI against New Zealand at Dharamsala and played right through, until the final.
The squad picked for the matches currently has three players-Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav and Prasidh Krishna-with a fourth player-Shreyas Iyer-joining the squad for the final two matches of the series.
The squad for the series, on expected lines, comprises of a lot of players who did not feature in the ODI World Cup but they have had game time under their belt having played the T20 competition at the Asian Games and won gold.Ĭhance for Ishan Kishan and Prasidh Krishna to impress selectors
Even as cricket fans all over India begin to get over the heartbreaking loss to Australia in the 2023 ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, the treadmill of matches only continues to come thick and fast as the Men in Blue get ready to face Australia again, this time in a five-match T20I series starting in Visakhapatnam on Thursday.
