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FACTBOX-India at the 2023 ODI World Cup
India face New Zealand in one of the semis of the showpiece event
Published : 13 Nov 2023, 01:03 PM
Updated : 13 Nov 2023, 01:03 PM
Following are facts and figures about tournament hosts India, who face New Zealand in the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday:
World ranking: 1
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Coach: Rahul Dravid
Top-ranked batsman: Shubman Gill (1)
Top-ranked bowler: Mohammed Siraj (1)
Top scorer: Virat Kohli (594 runs, first)
Top wicket-taker: Jasprit Bumrah (17 wickets, joint fifth)
Best result: Winners (1983, 2011)
2019 result: Lost to New Zealand in the semi-finals
Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (injured), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Surya Kumar Yadav, Prasidh Krishna (replaced Pandya)
ROAD TO SEMI-FINALS
v Australia: won by six wickets
v Afghanistan: won by eight wickets
v Pakistan: won by seven wickets
v Bangladesh: won by seven wickets
v New Zealand: won by four wickets
v England: won by 100 runs
v Sri Lanka: won by 302 runs
v South Africa: won by 243 runs
v Netherlands: won by 160 runs
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