New Delhi. Team India has given a warning to the opposing teams before the World Cup 2023 by winning the title of Asia Cup 2023. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final of the 16th season of Asia Cup. The Sri Lankan team could score only 50 runs in the final. In reply, Team India achieved the target in 37 balls without taking any wicket. Rohit has won the Asia Cup title for the second time as captain. Earlier, in 2018 also, the Indian team had won the tournament title under the captaincy of Rohit. Talking about the 39-year history of Asia Cup, this is the overall 8th title of Team India.
Rohit Sharma’s record as a captain in white ball cricket is excellent. In such a situation, Team India would like to perform similarly under the leadership of Rohit in the ODI World Cup starting from October 5. Rohit has played 9 finals so far as captain in white ball cricket and has won all of them. Apart from 2 titles of Asia Cup, it also includes the title of T20 Tri Series. Rohit has given 5 titles to Mumbai Indians in IPL. Apart from this, he has also made Mumbai the champion in the Champions League once as captain. The Indian team is entering the World Cup to be held at home as a favourite. The last time the team won the World Cup title at home was in 2011. That means the team has been waiting for the World Cup title for 12 years.
Team will be announced today
Team India has to play a 3-match ODI series against Australia from 22nd September before the World Cup. This series is being considered important in terms of preparation for the World Cup. The team for the series will be announced today. However, former veteran Pakistani cricketer Wasim Akram is not very excited about the series. After the final of Asia Cup, he said that Team India is in rhythm. In such a situation, the series against Australia makes no sense. Due to this there will be a possibility of players getting injured. Besides, their workload will also be affected.
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Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar and Prasidh Krishna can be given a chance in the series against Australia. Iyer and Surya are also included in the World Cup team. However, due to injury, Iyer could play only one match in the Asia Cup. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav could not capitalize on the opportunity he got in the Asia Cup. His ODI record is nothing special.
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Tags: rohit sharma, Team india, world cup 2023
FIRST PUBLISHED: September 18, 2023, 14:30 IST
