The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the Rohit Sharma-led squad after a gathering between secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Ahmedabad.
The T20 World Cup commences on June 1 within the USA and the Caribbean. India will begin their marketing campaign in opposition to Eire on June 5 in New York.All-rounder Hardik Pandya was stored because the vice-captain regardless of his current lack of kind, as he continues to steer the Mumbai Indians within the present IPL season.
Explosive batter Shivam Dube was additionally included within the squad following his spectacular IPL performances for the Chennai Tremendous Kings.
“There was numerous debate over Hardik’s place within the squad whereas Samson was not debated a lot. Rinku was simply unfortunate. It was a toss-up between (Dube and Rinku with Hardik additionally within the squad,” a BCCI supply advised PTI.
Samson, who has excelled within the IPL each as a batsman and captain for the Rajasthan Royals, was chosen because the second wicketkeeper-batter behind Rishabh Pant, edging out KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan.
Leg-spinner Chahal, who final represented India in August 2023, was included because the second wrist spinner alongside Kuldeep Yadav.
Regardless of a robust IPL season because the Gujarat Titans captain, Gill was positioned among the many standbys together with Kolkata Knight Riders’ hard-hitting Rinku Singh.
The selectors confirmed confidence in Yashasvi Jaiswal, who, after a sluggish begin within the IPL, regained kind with a swashbuckling century for the Rajasthan Royals.
The formidable Virat Kohli rounded out the Indian prime order together with his strong batting performances within the IPL.
(With inputs from PTI)