The excitement for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is increasing with every passing day. The quadrennial event will be held in India from October 5 to November 19.

With almost a month left for the World Cup, the experts have started picking their preferred squad for the participating teams.

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has also joined the bandwagon. In a video posted by Star Sports on social media platform X, Manjrekar named his 15-member India squad for the showpiece tournament.

The notable inclusion in his squad was that of young left-hander Tilak Varma, who is yet to make his ODI debut for India.

Middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav, who has been a failure in the 50-over format so far, featured in Manjrekar’s team as well. He also picked left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh and wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal even though the two players have been left out of India’s Asia Cup squad due to poor form.

There were a couple of notable omissions in Manjrekar’s side as the likes of Shardul Thakur and Ishan Kishan failed to make a cut.

The rest of his squad was on the expected lines as the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul formed the batting line-up. The team has a seam-bowling all-rounder in Hardik Pandya and a spinning all-rounder in Ravindra Jadeja.

In the fast bowling department, Manjrekar included Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Mohammed Siraj while Kuldeep Yadav is the only premier spinner in his side.

Sanjay Manjrekar’s 15-member World Cup squad for Team India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal