"4 Spinner Little Too Much": Harbhajan Singh Takes Swipe At India's T20 World Cup Team Selection

Giving his thoughts on India's ICC T20 World Cup 2024 squad, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh said that the team will miss middle-order batter Rinku Singh and including four spinners in the squad is a little too much. The T20 World Cup will start on June 1 and will be played in venues in the USA and the Caribbean till June 29. Rinku has not made it to the main squad but is included in the reserves. Speaking to ANI on Monday, Harbhajan said, "The World Cup team has been selected. The batting is good. I think we are one fast bowler short. One player that I think we will miss is Rinku Singh, because he is someone who can win the match single-handedly for us. He can chase down 60 runs in 20 balls. I think selecting four spinners is a bit too much. Three would have been enough. I wish the Team India all the best, hope they bring the cup."

He also said that he does not think India will ever field four spinners in a game.

"I do not think we will ever play four spinners in a game. Ravindra Jadeja will play. Maybe Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will play with him. Maybe we will field three spinners in a game. We will get to know the combo on seeing the conditions," he said.

#WATCH | On Indian team selection for the upcoming #T20WorldCup, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh says "The team is overall good, but I think there is one less fast bowler in the team and Rinku Singh should have been included. He is such a player who can hit 60 runs in 20… pic.twitter.com/AYSCsjPXnT

Rinku made his T20 debut in 2023 against Ireland, following that he has played 15 matches and 11 innings in which he scored 356 runs at an average of 89.00 and a strike rate of 176.24. The left-handed batter played his last 20-over match for India