Cricket News: BCCI nominates 20 players for the ICC Men's World Cup 2023
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reported to have shortlisted 20 players for the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 to be held in India
BCCI Shortlisted 20 Players for Men's World cup 2023To guarantee thorough preparation for the event, the squad will rotate the 20 players who made the shortlist in its future outings.
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The decision was taken at the board's annual general meeting on Sunday to finalise a solid 15-man squad for the mega tournament later this year.
Before selecting the team, head coach Rahul Dravid, captain Rohit Sharma, NCA chairman VVS Laxman, and top selector Chetan Sharma met in a Mumbai hotel for more than four hours. Roger Binny, the BCCI president, participated in the meeting via video conference.
Other discussion topics included India's performance in the 2022 Asia Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup, player availability, workload management and fitness metrics.
The Yo-Yo and Dexa tests will also be applied to the roadmaps of the players in the main pool as part of the selection criterion.
Following injuries to players like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja just before significant tournaments last year, the BCCI has opted to monitor the workload of cricketers throughout IPL 2023 as this is another World Cup year.