Krishnamachari Srikkanth
Krishnamachari Srikkanth. Image Credits: Twitter

Former Indian skipper, Krishnamachari Srikanth’s witty reply to cricketer cum commentator, Sanjay Manjrekar on his playing XI for the 2023 ODI World Cup. Both the cricketers were asked to name their probable playing XI for the upcoming marquee event in 2023.

Srikant is known for his outspokenness, when asked to name his probable, he quickly uttered it and also made a witty reply to Manjrekar’s suggestion of Shardul Thakur’s name.

Sanjay Manjrekar
Sanjay Manjrekar. Image Credits: Twitter

Krishnamachari Srikanth’s playing XI-

“Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, number four I’ll still pick Suryakumar Yadav. KL Rahul could be fifth, Hardik Pandya sixth. Ravindra Jadeja at 7, Axar Patel, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj,” said K. Srikanth.

When Manjrekar suggested the former Indian opener include Shardul’s name in his XI, he quickly rejected the suggested name.

“Not Shardul. Arshdeep could be there. Shardul can take wickets, but he can also concede 12 runs in an over. You’re from Mumbai, that’s why you’re naming Shardul!” Srikanth replied to Sanjay.

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 is expected to get underway on October 5, India is hosting this event solely for the first time, since hosting it three times in past with neighbouring countries. While the Final of ODI WC 2023 is likely scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Besides Ahmedabad, there are other 11 venues in the cricketing hub nation to be part of the marquee event, one prominent venue that is likely to miss this time is the iconic Punjab Cricket Association Stadium (PCAS) in Mohali, where Men in Blue won against Pakistan in 2011 WC in the semifinals.
As per reports, the 12 venues for the showpiece 46-day event in India are Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Dharamsala, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, Indore, Rajkot and Mumbai.
The 13th edition of the ICC One-Day International World Cup will be held in India in 2023, with England serving as the defending champions. The marquee is set to begin in October of this year. Men in Blue are set to prepare for the event amid all injury concerns. Team India has lifted the title two times, the last being at their home venue in the 2011 edition, when the MS Dhoni-led side had beaten Sri Lanka in the finals at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.