India will open their ODI World Cup campaign against Australia in Chennai on October 8. In early September, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced India's preliminary team for the World Cup, but he did not mention any reserve players. When his veteran cricketer and fellow Tamil Nadu teammate Dinesh Karthik jokingly asked him about his late World Cup selection during a chat on Star Sports ahead of the World Cup warm-up match against England at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Ashwin laughed it off. During a conversation with Karthik, Ashwin admitted that his main focus, apart from his bowling, would be to enjoy what could potentially be his final World Cup appearance. I have kept saying this, it could well be my last World Cup for India," he said.

Source: dna October 01, 2023 11:54 UTC