ODI World Cup 2023: Ranking teams based on squads

The ICC ODI World Cup 2023 will be played in India from October 5 onwards. It will feature 10 teams who will play 48 games across 10 venues in India. The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will host both the opening match and the final on November 19.

All 10 teams have announced their finalised 15-member squads by the deadline. Bangladesh and Lanka announced right on the day of the deadline. While India had to make a forced change in their lineup at the last minute. 

Some of the squads are very strong and have been picked keeping Indian conditions in mind. Other few teams had to compromise with their final 15 when it came to choosing the best. Reasons varied from injuries to unavailability, but the best 15 were picked. 

Keeping this in mind, here are all 10 teams ranked based on their squads:

10. Netherlands

Netherlands will be captained by Scott Edwards and were the most impressive team in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers. They made it into the finals and qualified for the ICC World Cup 2023. They have a squad ranging from a 20-year-old India-born opening batter Vikramjit Singh to 39-year-old veteran Wesley Barresi. They also have Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, and Max O’Dowd.

Between them, they have the versatility of Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek, the wisdom of Scott Edwards and Colin Ackermann, and the belief of a group of people who are here to have a good time. They have the experience of Colin Ackermann, Shariz Ahmad, and Roelof van der Merwe.

But their biggest weakness is that they do not have any renowned spinners except Roelof van der Merwe and maybe Aryan Dutt. And their batters are poorly equipped to play world-class spinners that the opposition have. They will have a tough time adding to their two World Cup wins thus far, which came against Scotland and Namibia.