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In a much-anticipated announcement, Cricket Australia (CA) revealed their team for the ODI World Cup 2023, and it c🙈ame with 🍌a lot of surprises and reactions, particularly from the Indian cricket enthusiasts.
Cricket.com.au’s ODI World Cup team of the tournament
The selected team includes four Indian players who have made the cut – the formidable duo of Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and pace sensations Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. These☂ players have showcased consis𓆉tent and outstanding performances, earning their spots in the prestigious lineup.
CA Team of the Tournament: Quinton de Kock, David Warner, Rachin Ravindra, Virat Kohli (c), Aiden Markram, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, A♋dam Zampa, Jasprit Bumrah
However, the absence of star opener and Team India skipper Rohit Sharma raised eyebrows, sparking a wave of discontent among his ardent fans. Many took to social media platforms to express their disappointment and even lashed out at CA for not including the dynamic batter in the playing ♏XI.
Rohit Sharma’s performance in the ODI World Cup 2023
Rohit’s exclusion comes as a surprise, given his stellar performances in the ongoing ODI World Cup. The prolific opener has amassed an impressive 503 runs in 9 innings, making him the fourth leading run-scorer in the tournament’s league stage. Rohit’s outstanding average of 55.88, including a century and three half-centuries, underlines his crucial role in India’s batting lineup.
While the selected squad boasts formidable players, the omission of Rohit has ignited pas🐭sionate discussions among cricket enthusiasts. As the World Cup progresse🌼s, all eyes will be on the performance of the chosen players and the team dynamics on the field.
Here are the reactions of Indian fans:
Rohit Sharma is alone🌳 bigger than Cricket Australia.
We ꧂will give them the answer by lifting the trophy.
— Ansh Shah (@asmemesss)
Man this is so unfair, Rohit should have been the opener in place of Warner t🎃bvh, Cricket Australia have been so so unfair here
— ANIKET (@baigannkabharta)
When you see Cricket Australia's article, U will realize to what extent they sidelined Rohit by using the forced word "century".
But in reality they are scar♏ed after seeing what Rohit Sharma has done in the WC both with the bat & captaincy & this article is the result of that
— आशीष सिंह (@AshishS_45)
Lol….no Rohit Sharma! Bad pick from cricket Australia.
— #Wilsy (@WilsyPereira)
Rohit's batting is the best thing happened to India in this WC. Cricket Australia is behaving like an Ostrich.
— Billi Police (@_Cop_Cat)
Are you kidding me. Where is Rohit Sharma??H🤪e has been the main player for India’s Explosive starts.
— Waqar Afridi (@WakaAfridi)
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Choose Kohli over rohit is a mind game played by cricke🌄t Austra🔯lia but both kohli and rohit mature enough to understand this.
— JS (@jineshsheth301)
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Without Hitman at the top ,it can't be the team of the world cup 2023
— India2Bharat🇮🇳 (@India2BharatX)
ROHIT inStead of WARNER – IMPACT is the main thing
— Ishaan Meet (@ishaanmeet)
