Ajit Agarkar-led nationwide choice committee has furnished the ultimate roster of Group India because the Board of Management for Cricket in India introduced the 15-member squad of the 2007 winners for the ICC World T20 2024 on Tuesday. Confirmed earlier as captain for the ICC occasion, Rohit Sharma may have Hardik Pandya as his deputy for the upcoming version of the ICC World Cup.
Co-hosted by former champions West Indies and america, the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 will get underway days after the conclusion of the Indian Premier League. Although the IPL type was anticipated to affect the number of the Indian World Cup squad, Lucknow Tremendous Giants skipper KL Rahul was not included within the 15-member checklist confirmed by the BCCI. Staging a sensational comeback to the IPL 2024 after a tragic automobile accident, Rishabh Pant has returned to the Indian T20 squad for the marquee event within the Caribbean and the US.
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Whereas Pant is tipped to be India's No.1 alternative, Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has pipped LSG captain Rahul for the wicketkeeper's spot within the Indian World Cup squad. Final season's Orange Cap winner and Gujarat Titans skipper, Shubman Gill, did not make the minimize as RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal is ready to open the innings for India with skipper Rohit on the grandest stage. Nonetheless, Gill is featured within the reserve checklist of gamers on the World Cup.
Serving a well timed reminder about his T20I exploits within the IPL 2024, former India skipper Virat Kohli is ready to headline the T20 World Cup. The Orange Cap holder grew to become the primary participant to finish 500 runs within the IPL this season. Kohli and Rohit had been again within the T20I combine after the 2022 World Cup for India's last project in opposition to Afghanistan this yr.
India performed a three-match T20I collection in opposition to the Asian giant-killers within the lead-up to the IPL 2024. The nationwide choice committee had a fruitful dialogue with BCCI officers in Ahmedabad on Tuesday for the 15-member World Cup squad.
Recent from turning into the primary IPL bowler to take 200 wickets, RR star Yuzvendra Chahal will spearhead the spin division with DC's Kuldeep Yadav. India's world-class tempo assault options premier quick bowler Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and speedster Arshdeep Singh. Former Chennai Tremendous Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja has retained his place within the T20I squad.
Having fun with a free-scoring season within the IPL 2024, CSK's Shivam Dube has joined the Indian middle-order with top-ranked T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav. Kolkata Knight Riders' rising star Rinku Singh, pacers Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan full India's reserve checklist for the T20 World Cup.
India's squad for T20 World Cup 2024:
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh. , Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan.
