Matthew Hayden picks Sanju Samson in India's 15-member World Cup 2023 squad, drops Kuldeep Yadav and Chahal

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Australia great Matthew Hayden has picked India squad for the World Cup 2023 and left both the wrist spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal - from it. In fact, the former opener hasn't picked any specialist spinner in the squad and entrusted all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel to do the job for the Men in Blue.

Further, the two-time World Cup-winner, has named a strong middle-order with both Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav featuring in it. Fast-bowling all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur also find a place in India's World Cup squad picked by Hayden.

The 15-member team named by Hayden has three wicketkeeper-batters KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson in it. Pacer trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj also found a place.

Reacting to Chahal's omission from India's Asia Cup 2023 squad, Hayden had recently called the leg-spinner a "superb" player, adding that the decision to drop him would have been tough for the selectors. Kuldeep Yadav has been named alongside left-arm spinners Jadeja and Axar in India's Asia Cup squad.

“There are some big omissions. Chahal in particular, that leg-spinner is such a superb player and (it) must be tough for the selectors because they've also got another one in Kuldeep (Yadav).... he's a superb player. So, they've gone for that as an option,” Hayden had said.

India's 15-member squad for ICC World Cup 2023 picked by Matthew Hayden: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan and Axar Patel