India has passed the preliminaries with Asia Cup 2023 and now the focus is on the World Cup

India have regained the Asia Cup title and passed the prelims. Rohit and Co. are now focused on the final exam: the World Cup. With batting template set, Bumrah fit, top four scoring runs, and all-rounders providing depth, India look ready to take on the world.

Asia Cup title has been regained and the prelims have been passed. With Rohit Sharma and Co. focused on the final exam, here is a look at India’s A to F from the Asia Cup, with an eye on the World Cup.

It has often been noticed over the last decade that India had been found wanting when it comes to catching up on batting trends in limited-over cricket. It was refreshing that while batting first, especially against Pakistan in both the games, India pressed the accelerator right from start to end.

Even in the abandoned game in Pallekele on September 2, Ishan Kishan came out all guns blazing despite India having lost early wickets. The batting template for the World Cup seems to have been set.

A fit Jasprit Bumrah is one of the key players for India’s success across formats over the last seven years. Bumrah’s absence haunted India for almost a year, especially during the T20 World Cup in 2022 and the World Test Championship in June.

Having proven his fitness in the T20I series in Ireland, Bumrah ran in hard all through the tournaments — despite missing a game for the birth of his child — and proved he is ready to lead the pace back come October 8.

Besides Bumrah, it was supposed to be a fitness test for K.L. Rahul after a four-month lay-off. He pounced on the opportunity and scored an unbeaten hundred to silence his detractors. And the management and the selectors have continued to back him to the fullest by appointing him as the stand-in captain for the first two ODIs against Australia.