India's T20 World Cup Squad Based On IPL 2024 Show: No Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan; Hardik Pandya's Form Poor

With the first half of Indian Premier League 2024 done and dusted, several players have all but cemented their spots in India's squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 courtesy of strong performances in the ongoing IPL season. While IPL performances alone will not be enough to secure spots in India's squad considering international experience will also come into play, let's have a look at what the Men in Blue squad could look like if player performances from the first half of IPL 2024 would be a criteria for squad selection.

Here, we have a look at India's probable 15-member squad while also assessing a few players who have an outside chance of making the cut since every participating team will get an opportunity to change players in their initial squad till May 25, a week prior to the start of the tournament.

Rohit Sharma (C)

Already confirmed as captain of India's T20 WC squad by BCCI secretary Jay Shah, Rohit Sharma is Mumbai Indians' leading scorer this season with 303 runs in eight games. He's scored almost 4000 runs for India in T20Is and will play a key role in the powerplay overs as India's opener.

Yashasvi Jaiswal

After a slow start to IPL 2024, Yashasvi Jaiswal finally found form when he scored an unbeaten 104 against Mumbai Indians in Rajasthan Royals' last encounter. Jaiswal has managed 225 runs in eight games for the Royals this season and boasts four fifties as well as a ton with a strike rate of 161.93 in T20Is.

Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill hasn't set the T20I stage ablaze despite scoring a hundred and fifty for India. His form as Gujarat Titans' skipper in IPL 2024 though puts him in the reckoning. He has made 298 runs in eight games at an average of 42.57 and a strike rate of 146.97 in IPL 2024.

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