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Who will be the most significant absence from their team in the ICC World Cup 2023

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Travis Head (First half of WC)
Jofra Archer
Naseem Shah
Anrich Nortje
Rishabh Pant
Wanindu Hasaranga
Dushmantha Chameera
Tamim Iqbal
Doug Bracewell
 
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Ofcourse its gonne be Naseem Shah because with only that 1 change Pakistan team's bowling combination is not getting settled.
 
Anrich Nortje is the biggest star among all the mentioned in ODIs. But since his team usually known for underperforming, they might not value his absence as much at an overall level.
 
Naseem Shah. Because we have someone like Hasan Ali as his replacement who is a runs leaking machine.. With just one change, our fast bowling which was our strength, is looking toothless ..because of the gap in quality of both players.
 
Travis Head. The Aussies have lost the most impactful ODI batter in the world.
Naseem Shah a close 2nd.
 
Travis Head (First half of WC)
Jofra Archer
Naseem Shah
Anrich Nortje
Rishabh Pant
Wanindu Hasaranga
Dushmantha Chameera
Tamim Iqbal
Doug Bracewell
I really feel Doug Bracewell for New Zealand. He is a proper all-rounder who can bat at 7 and give you 10 overs as well. Now they would have to bat Sodhi or Santner at 7
 
Head is a big loss, short isn't quite the same player. However their batting still looks pretty strong even in his absence
England won't really be missing archer, since wood and atkinson can bowl thunderbolts in his place
Naseem is probably the biggest loss here, we have had to recall spraygun hasan ali in his place which will weaken the bowling. 270-280 targets with the miserly naseem could now become 320+
Nortje is another big loss, rabada hasn't been the same bowler lately but is still good, and ngidi is underrated IMO and very capable but not quite on nortje's level
India can probably manage without pant, kishan is not as good of a keeper but their batting is stacked and they won't really feel his loss in that aspect
Sri lanka losing their premier all rounder is a big blow but wellalage has shown promise, so could turn out to be a good cover for him
Chameera is an average bowler, sri lanka won't really miss him
Bangladesh will miss their experienced head tamin, but with or without him it's not likely they'll progress from the groups anyway
Bracewell is somewhat of a loss but the NZ batting lineup still looks good even without him. Can never count them out of any tournament!
 
Wait Nortje not playing either? That is a big loss not only for SA but from a viewrship standpoint too. I want to see some real pace not all these trundlers.

And I don’t know who mentioned Archer - he hasn’t even been part of England’s plans in the first place.
 
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