India's T20 World Cup Squad: No Shubman Gill, Forgotten Star Makes Surprise Return In Team By NDTV

The T20 World Cup Squad of the Indian cricket team is going to be announced soon. According to two reports, Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is going to meet BCCI selectors in Delhi on the sidelines of Mumbai Indians IPL 2024 match against Delhi Capitals this weekend. The deadline to announce the provisional squad is May 1. It means that the squad is likely to be announced anytime soon.  Several experts have been picking their choice of 15 member squad for the T20 World Cup.

While some names are common, there are question marks over the others. We at NDTV did a mini poll and have come up with our take on the best 15 who are likely to be selected for the T20 World Cup. This squad is a hypothesis based on form and team equation.

Openers/top 3

Four common names have come out in the polls - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma has already been declared the skipper while Virat Kohli is currently the top run-getter in the IPL 2024, though some doubts remain over his strike-rate. But it can be safely concluded that both will be in.

Gill and Jaiswal are two interesting young choices as openers. The left-handed opener Jaiswal has scored a ton and has a tally of 225 in eight matches at an average of 32.14 and SR of 157.34. The right-handed Gill has 304 runs in nine games at a strike-rate of 146.15 and average of 38. So, clearly there is not much to differentiate both. But, that Jaiswal is left-handed adds another dimension to the top-order.

Jaiswal has got the major backing to open with Rohit , with Virat Kohli coming in at No. 3. Gill may have to miss out due to other permutation and combination.

Middle-order

This is a tricky part, which will most likely decide the course of the