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Can Ashwin earn a World Cup spot?

By Parth Dhall

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Ashwin's World Cup hopes

According to Team India skipper Rohit Sharma, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is still in the mix for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, starting October 5, in India.

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Ashwin returns to ODI setup

Ashwin has earned a call-up to the ODI side for the upcoming three-match series against Australia. He last played a 50-over match in 2022. 

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Ashwin is in the line: Rohit

"As a spinner-all-rounder, Ashwin is in the line. I have been talking to him on the phone. The injury happened to Axar at the last minute," Rohit said after India won the Asia Cup.

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Ashwin has 17 wickets in ODI World Cup

Ashwin has represented India in two 50-over World Cup editions. He rose to prominence in 2011 and became India's frontline spinner in 2015. He owns 17 wickets in the tournament.

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Ashwin has 151 ODI wickets

Ashwin, India's only off-spinner with over 450 Test wickets, has had limited appearances in white-ball cricket of late. He has taken 151 wickets from 113 ODIs at 33.49. 

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India WC 2023 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, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, and Suryakumar Yadav.

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