Virat Kohli and I can hopefully roll some arm over: Rohit Sharma

India skipper Rohit Sharma cheekily stated that he, along with flamboyant batter Virat Kohli, could bowl a few overs in the forthcoming ODI World Cup 2023. Notably, the skipper made the statements on the sidelines of the announcement of the India squad for the 2023 Asia Cup.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection committee announced a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup. During a presser, Rohit, who was present along with Ajit Agarkar, Chairman of team India selectors, passed a rather cheeky remark while answering a question on India’s spin options with Kuldeep Yadav featuring as a lone specialist spinner; he stated that he and Kohli could bowl a couple of overs in the marquee ICC event.

“Hopefully Sharma and Kohli can roll some arm in the World Cup (laughs),” Rohit said during the squad announcement.

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Notably, the ICC have slated the beginning of the 2023 ODI World Cup for October 5 in India. Defending champions England will play New Zealand in a recap of the 2019 World Cup final to kickstart the proceedings. India will begin their campaign against five-time winners Australia on October 8 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Speaking about the Asia Cup 2023, India will play their first match against arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy. In the ACC event, the Rohit Sharma-led team India is placed along with Pakistan and Nepal in Group A.

Following the conclusion of the league phase, the top two teams of each group will further progress to the Super 4 stage. The summit clash of the event will be played on Sunday, September 17 in Colombo.

India’s think tank backed Suryakumar Yadav to feature in the Asia Cup squad. The leggie Yuzvendra Chahal failed to make the cut. Notably, Kuldeep Yadav is the lone wrist-spinner in the squad for the ACC event.