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Indian Cricket Team: Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Team India is performing amazingly in the ODI World Cup 2023. The team has made it to the semi-finals of the current World Cup by winning 9 consecutive matches in the league stage. Today on 15th November, the Indian team will face New Zealand in the semi-finals. The semi-final match of ODI World Cup 2019 was also played between these two teams. Then New Zealand had won. This time there are 5 players in Team India, who can play the semi-final match for the first time.
1. Shubhman Gill
Shubman Gill is playing his first ODI World Cup. He did not appear to be in his best form in the tournament, but he has played many important innings. So far, he has scored 270 runs in 7 matches of ODI World Cup 2023, in which he has scored three half-centuries. It seems certain that he will play in the semi-finals. He can open with captain Rohit Sharma.
2. Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is in excellent form. He scored a stormy century in the match against Netherlands and led the team to victory. He has become a strong link of Team India in the middle order. So far, he has scored 421 runs in 9 World Cup matches, which includes one century and three half-centuries.
3. Kuldeep Yadav
For some time now, Kuldeep Yadav has shown the magic of his spin in every corner of the world. It is not so easy to play his balls. He was also a part of Team India in the last World Cup, but then Yuzvendra Chahal got a chance to play in his place in the semi-finals. This time his inclusion in the playing eleven is considered almost certain. He has so far taken 14 wickets for the team in the current World Cup.
4. Mohammad Siraj
Mohammad Siraj is playing his first ODI World Cup. He has performed well for Team India with the new ball. He has played well with Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami. Siraj is an expert player in swinging the ball from both sides. He has taken 12 wickets for Team India so far in the current World Cup.
5. Suryakumar Yadav
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya got injured in the middle of ODI World Cup 2023. For this reason, Suryakumar Yadav got a chance to play in the playing eleven. So far he has scored 87 runs in five matches of the World Cup 2023. This player can enter at number-6 in the semi-finals against New Zealand.
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