India may announce World Cup squad before Sept 5 deadline

Ravichandran Ashwin. Pic/AFP

The BCCI may announce the ODI World Cup team even before the September 5 deadline set for teams by the International Cricket.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah and chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar are already here in Sri Lanka. The other four selectors will be contacted via a video call to pick the team.

According to sources, Ravichandran Ashwin may not find a place in the team of 15. Tilak Varma and Prasidh Krishna also don't have a good chance of staying in the team. If KL Rahul is deemed fit, Sanju Samson (here as a travelling reserve) won't be chosen.

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The likely 15:
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, and Shardul Thakur.