Staff India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 can be introduced within the subsequent few days. Justifiably, speculations are rife over who would make it to the 15-member touring social gathering to the USA and the West Indies, and plenty of former India cricketers have joined the talk as they counsel their very own squads, moving into the selectors' challenge and take the troublesome choices. On Saturday, India's 1983 World Cup winner Krishnamachari Srikkanth additionally introduced his squad for the marquee event in June, which noticed some notable exclusions.
In Srikkanth's squad, captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli open the innings for the aspect; A good variety of consultants, together with former India captain Sourav Ganguly, consider that the skilled Indian batting pair ought to kickstart the Indian innings on the T20 World Cup. Nonetheless, Srikkanth omitted India's explosive opener. Yashasvi Jaiswalin addition to Shubman Gilleach of whom have been T20I regulars for the aspect.
In line with Srikkanth, it could be troublesome for Jaiswal to discover a place within the squad as he’s an opener and can’t bat within the middle-order.
Suryakumar Yadav bats at no.three for Srikkanth, whereas Shivam Dube, who set the IPL alight with a lot of explosive performances over the previous few weeks, was No.4. Below-fire all-rounder Hardik Pandya adopted Dube at 5; the Mumbai Indians skipper has struggled with each, bat and ball, over the 2024 season to this point. Hardik has, nonetheless, been a T20I common over the previous 12 months and was additionally the captain of the aspect within the absence of Rohit Sharma within the format.
The wicketkeeper conundrum
Whereas Srikkanth acknowledged that there’s a three-way competitors for 2 wicketkeeper slots within the squad, he picked KL Rahul as his first-choice keeper however remained undecided on the second slot between Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson. Srikkath argued that Samson will discover it tougher to discover a place than Pant, as the previous is finest fitted to a top-order function – the place Suryakumar Yadav has cemented his place.
Curiously, KL Rahul bats at no.6 for Srikkanth even supposing the senior wicketkeeper-batsman performed as an opener in his final T20I outing for India and continues to open the innings for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants within the ongoing IPL season.
Ravindra Jadeja, who has additionally been among the many regulars for the Indian group throughout all codecs, is No.7 in Srikkanth's XI for the T20 World Cup, with in-form left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav following him at 8. Curiously, the remaining three slots are crammed by quick bowlers, with Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah making up the XI.
Rinku Singh, who shot to fame in final 12 months's IPL and has been constantly performing for the Indian group since then, additionally discovered a spot in Srikkanth's squad, with Axar Patel and T Natarajan — one other quick bowler — filling up the remaining positions.
Srikkanth remained undecided over Pant and Samson, leaving the talk as much as the selectors for the ultimate slot within the squad.