The Indian team's journey to the 2023 World Cup will begin on October 8 against Australia after their warm-up match against the Netherlands tomorrow.
Digital Desk: The Indian team, led by Rohit Sharma, arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday evening for their second and final warm-up match before the start of the ODI World Cup. Former captain Virat Kohli was notably absent. Virat had to separate from the rest of the Indian team due to a "personal emergency" while the others boarded a special flight from Guwahati for a 4-hour trip to Thiruvananthapuram.
According to a Cricbuzz story citing BCCI sources and a team official, the veteran batter had to fly to Mumbai for personal reasons. The outlet without mentioning a time frame quoted the source as saying "Virat will rejoin the team soon,"
The Indian team's journey to the 2023 World Cup will begin on October 8 against Australia after their warm-up match against the Netherlands tomorrow. During the recently finished 3-match ODI series, India recently defeated the Kangaroos 2-1 at home.
Rain threat looms in Thiruvananthapuram:
Rain is probably going to ruin India's chances during the second warm-up game on October 3 at the Greenfield stadium, much like their previous match in Guwahati.
In Thiruvananthapuram on October 3, during the day, there is a 97% chance of rain and a 46% probability of rain, according to Accuweather. Additionally, there is a 91% chance of nighttime rainfall, and both the maximum and lowest temperatures are forecast to be in the range of 25 to 30 degrees Celsius.
India's final World Cup Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav.
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