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We are near the ICC Cricket World Cup 20023, and the qualification pathway is getting closer. Two spots are available at ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023. ICC has released the schedule of the World Cup Qualifier, and ten teams will participate to win a place in the ICC World Cup in India. According to Indian cricket team news, India is hosting the ICC Men's World Cup after 8 years. However, the qualifier will be hosted in Zimbabwe from 18 June 9 July 2023. Every match of the qualifiers is crucial for every team to secure their place in the World Cup.
Ten teams are divided into two groups. In Group A, Zimbabwe, West Indies, Netherlands, Nepal, and the United States are placed. In Group B, Sri Lanka, Ireland, Scotland, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates are placed. Each side will play against the other team in their respective group, and the top three teams will advance to the super six. Teams that didn't face each other in the super six stages will play. The finalists will make it to the ICC World Cup.
India, New Zealand, England, Australia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and South Africa have already qualified for the World Cup 2023. India qualified as a host, while the other seven teams qualified as they finished in the top eighth of the table. Afghanistan has also qualified for the Super 10, and they will be relieved after they have made it to the Super 10.
However, Afghanistan was on a tour of India and got whitewashed, but their campaign against Ireland, the Netherlands, and Zimbabwe made way for their campaign. They whitewashed Ireland, Netherlands, and Zimbabwe and gathered 115 points, which were crucial for Afghanistan to qualify.
The remaining six teams are New Zealand, Australia, England, Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh. The journey of South Africa into the top Super 10 is not that easy, and they fought for it and went ahead from West Indies, Sri Lanka, and Ireland. South Africa had the highest number of points among all other teams, helping them to qualify for the World Cup in India.
Two teams, West Indies and Sri Lanka, with a great World Cup history, had to work hard to qualify. Both teams will play in Qualifiers hosted by Zimbabwe. However, both teams have a high chance of qualifying for the world cup as they are stronger than the others.
India won the World Cup last time when they hosted the World Cup. However, India's journey stopped in the semifinal in the next two world cups. India was undefeated in the ICC World Cup and lost the semifinal match against Australia. India played well throughout the season in the next World Cup except for one loss against England. In the semifinal, the match went to reserve day due to rain. The Indian bowler gave them a great start and stopped the Kiwis at the lowest total, but the Indian batter couldn't contribute and lost the match in the semifinal.
In the last four years, too many things have changed in Indian cricket and a new India cricket team has formed. Virat Kohli left the captaincy, and Rohit Sharma has become the new captain of India. The man behind multiple ICC trophies, MS Dhoni, has retired from cricket after the semifinal match against New Zealand. Mr. ICC, Shikhar Dhawan is struggling to secure his place in the playing XI. Shubhman Gill has become the preferred opener of Team India.
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma are the obvious choices for the opening partnership. There is no doubt that Gill and Sharma are the skipper, and there is a high chance that we can see both openings for India. Gill has scored three centuries in IPL 2023 and it is the latest IPL news. The final is yet to begin, he has a chance to score one more century.
Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and Ishan Kishan will handle the middle order. King Kohli has gained his form and is enjoying his form with back-to-back two centuries in IPL 2023; It was the IPL news. SKY was also out of form but gained form too quickly. He is the perfect contender for 4th number in the absence of Shreyas Iyer. Rishabh Pant is injured and will make way for Ishan Kishan.
Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja are two allrounders who will take care of the lower order. If we see the India cricket team latest news, both players can finish the match by themselves.
Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the four bowling options alongside the all-rounders. Kuldeep Yadav has worked on his spin and has to compete with his mate Chahal to make a way in the playing XI. Bumarh is injured, so Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be preferred. However, Arshdeep Singh can also claim his spot.
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