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India are not losing sleep over all-rounder Hardik Pandya's form or batting stalwart Virat Kohli's strike rate heading into the T20 World Cup in June, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said on Thursday.
India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad saw some bold decisions being taken by selectors as an out-of-form Hardik Pandya earned the nod while players like Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh were snubbed. Though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief selector Ajit Agarkar revealed in a press conference that Hardik's selection was down to a lack of alternatives, a report later revealed that the selection committee was under pressure to pick the Mumbai Indians all-rounder. BCCI secretary Jay Shah has now opened up on the T20 World Cup squad selection, saying players can't be picked purely on the basis of IPL form.
There have been rumours of a possible rift between Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya ever since the latter was appointed captain of the Mumbai Indians (MI) ahead of IPL 2024. Hardik had replaced Rohit as MI captain after rejoining the franchise from Gujarat Titans (GT) during the trade window. However, it is safe to say that the move has backfired as MI are already out of the IPL 2024 playoffs contention. Also, Hardik's performance this season has been mediocre to say the least.
Mumbai Indians' hopes of qualifying for the IPL 2024 have suffered a premature end. The Hardik Pandya-led side is the first team in the IPL 2024 to get knocked out of the league. Before even the tournament began, the Mumbai Indians camp looked unsettled with Rohit Sharma's removal from the captaincy position. Interestingly, the MI camp has four players who will be playing for the Indian cricket team in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Captain Rohit Sharma, vice-captain Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah are four important members of the Indian side, that will its first 2024 T20 World Cup against Ireland.
The BCCI is likely to split the prestigious Ranji Trophy into two halves with white-ball tournaments Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy being held in between for the 2024-25 season. It is learnt that a draft proposal for the restructuring of domestic cricket calendar for the 2024-25 season has been sent to the the Board's apex council. The proposal has been made after consultation with BCCI secretary Jay Shah, India captain Rohit Sharma, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar, head coach Rahul Dravid and National Cricket Academy head VVS Laxman.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul broke his silence on the chatter surrounding strike rate in T20 cricket during the IPL 2024 match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday. Both KL Rahul and Virat Kohli has faced a lot of criticism regarding their strike rates in this year's competition despite being among the Top 5 run-scorers in IPL 2024. Rahul also found himself out of the India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 with skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar saying that they were looking for middle-order batting options while choosing wicket-keepers and that is the reason why they went with Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson.
As the Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma and Board of Control for Cricket in India selection committee chief, Ajit Agarkar, arrived at the board's headquarters for the T20 World Cup press conference, chatter over the rights and wrongs of India's squad intensified. The non-selection of top players like Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill was among the hot topics, so was the debate around Virat Kohli's strike-rate in the shortest format. In the pre-press conference show, former Australia cricketer Tom Moody and ex-India pacer S Sreesanth also opined their views on various subjects.
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya opened up on how he embraced fatherhood and how it affected him as a person and changed his life for good. Hardik has come under scrutiny ever since he replaced Rohit Sharma as captain of MI for IPL 2024. He has been constantly targetted by fans everywhere he has played with fans booing him during MI's matches, home and away. Fans have even targetted him on social media over his poor form in the tournament. Despite all the chatter around his form and fitness, Hardik was named in India's T20 World Cup squad which was announced a few days back.
India captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said the team management was crystal clear about picking as many as four spinners for the T20 World Cup in the Americas, asserting that IPL had very little role to play in deciding the final 15. India have picked four spinners and three pacers in the squad, a move that has attracted diverse views. Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the two wrist spinners while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are the all-rounders who bowl left-arm spin. "I don't want to go into details on this. I definitely wanted four spinners. We have played a lot of cricket there. The match starts at 10 am in the morning. There is technical aspect involved in this," Rohit said in a press conference to address queries on the squad selection here.