Rohit-led Team India will look to carry their winning form in the WC as they prepare to lock horns with Bangladesh at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
India has practised a rotation policy for their seamers since the start of the Asia Cup. This meant that only two of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Mohammed Shami have featured in the playing XI at any given time.
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has backed Suryakumar Yadav to be in starting playing eleven for the ICC Cricket World Cup in India, saying that what he can do with his role, even stars like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma cannot do it, terming him a "complete player
Former Indian team selector Sandeep Patil emphasized the inclusion of Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav in the national team for the Asia Cup and the World Cup.
In the first ODI match of the three-match series against the West Indies, Kuldeep Yadav was part of the Playing XI and Yuzvendra Chahal was sitting outside.