The Ideal XI for India in WC2023:

• Rohit
• Shubhman
• Kohli
• Iyer
• KL Rahul
• Hardik Pandya
• Jadeja
• Axar*/Shardul
• Kuldeep
• Bumrah
• Siraj

SKY has played really well in the last two matches, but he can’t just be selected in playing XI for performing good in two matches and not performing at all before that. Also he came in at the very end, where he found it easy to smash as usually he smashes at the end of innings. If he replaces Iyer he will come in as the 4th batsmen, which will be very tough for him to bat into as in normal conditions he will have over 30–35 overs left to play.

Ishan has been playing very well for the last few months, the management will be tempted to pick him as he is the only left hander in middle order. However between KL or Ishan on 5th position, KL will always be the first option.

*If Axar is fit, he is definitely the first option otherwise we have Ashwin as the other option.

While selecting Iyer over Ishan or SKY, I am not only looking at how he played today, but also considering his amazing run since he has started playing ODI’s.