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India have included wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States in June, the country's cricket board (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.
KL Rahul was excluded while veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made a comeback as India announced their squad for the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team with Hardik Pandya serving as the vice-captain. Yashasvi Jaiswal was included as the opener option while Shivam Dube was rewarded for his brilliant form in the IPL 2024. Arshdeep Singh was added to the pace department along with Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah. Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson are the wicket-keeping options while Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja will be the all-rounders.
The T20 World Cup 2024 is just round the corner and with the national selectors working hard on the Indian cricket team squad announcement, the importance of a tournament like IPL 2024 cannot be downplayed. The IPL has produced several impressive performances till now and NDTV have decided to pick a 15-member squad completely based on performances in the competition. The selection was completed keeping just their roles and IPL 2024 performances in mind with no consideration for reputation and past numbers. Here's a look at the India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad picked purely based on IPL 2024 performances -
Virat Kohli starting the innings with skipper Rohit Sharma will create openings for power-hitting finishers like Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube in the Indian playing XI for the upcoming T20 World Cup, former seam-bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan said on Friday. Pathan, hero of India's victorious 2007 T20 World Cup campaign, though added that the move, if implemented, will limit the option to just five specialist bowlers. "Indian openers should be Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma, purely because of the right-hand and left-hand combination. Don't forget Jaiswal's international strike rate is 160 and you need that, you need that firepower," Pathan said on Star Sports Press Room Show, Ticket to World Cup.
T20 World Cup 2024 Team Announcement Live: It will be really interesting to see that who will be opening for India, alongside Rohit Sharma at the T20 World Cup. Both Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are having an average outing in the ongoing IPL but the former's century has brought him back into the contention.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya might not have form in his favour but the 'TINA' factor is likely to see him get the selectors' nod for the T20 World Cup 2024. There remains no like-for-like replacement for Hardik. Though Chennai Super Kings' all-rounder Shivam Dube has shown brilliant form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 campaign, the team's reluctance to use him as a bowler is likely to work in Hardik's favour, as per a report.
KL Rahul is believed to be slightly ahead of Sanju Samson in the race for second wicketkeeper's slot even as Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya's indifferent batting form remains a worry for the national selection panel which is expected to announce the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup in Americas by the end of this month. The other bone of contention in drafting the final squad could be the choice of an extra bowler. It remains to be seen whether an extra pace bowler in Avesh Khan will be accommodated or whether the choice would be between Lucknow Super Giants leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and Delhi Capitals all-rounder Axar Patel considering the low and slow tracks in the West Indies. It is understood that skipper Rohit Sharma is likely to have a meeting with chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar to discuss the outline of the team.
As the T20 World Cup is nearing, more and more former cricketers and experts are sharing their opinions regarding the India squad that is set to be selected for the mega event. The team is likely to be announced by the end of this month with the players' form in the ongoing Indian Premier League definitely going to have a say in selection. Ahead of the team announcement, former India cricketer and ex-Chennai Super Kings star Ambati Rayudu has opined that Shivam Dube and Hardik Pandya are not competing for the same spot as the two have different roles to play in the marquee tournament.