Cricket-Ashwin still in mix for India's World Cup squad, says Rohit

FILE PHOTO:Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - India Practice Sessions - The Oval, London, Britain - June 4, 2023 India's Ravichandran Ashwin during practice Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is still very much in the running to be part of India's World Cup campaign despite being left out of the provisional squad, skipper Rohit Sharma said.

Kuldeep Yadav was picked as the lone specialist spinner in India's initial 15-member squad for the World Cup on home soil, along with spin-bowling all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.