By – Prakarsh Kastwar
Three well-known players who were formerly a member of Team India have been removed from the Indian squad. These include Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh in addition to KL Rahul.
The T20 World Cup Indian squad has been revealed. Rohit Sharma will be leading Team India during the game. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya will be the vice captain. There are two wicketkeepers on the team. Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are two among them. KL Rahul has been removed from the team at the same moment. Rahul competed for India in the most recent Twenty20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup was last won by the Indian squad in 2007. This format’s initial iteration was this one.
For seventeen years, India has been battling to capture this trophy. India defeated to England by 10 wickets in the semi-finals the last time, which was in 2022. These 15 players will now step up under Rohit Sharma’s direction to snap the 17-year trophy drought in the T20 World Cup. 2013 saw India’s last ICC trophy victory. In addition, Rohit and company want to break the 11-year trophy drought in cricket. Australia defeated the Indian side in the 2023 ODI World Cup final.
Rinku was not given preference over Shivam Dubey.
Three well-known players who were recently a member of Team India have been removed from the Indian team. These include Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh in addition to KL Rahul. Shubman and Rinku have been placed in traveling reserve by BCCI, nevertheless. Rinku has not been given preference over Shivam Dubey. For a very long period, there was talk that only one Shivam-Rinku would have a chance if Hardik was chosen. Shubman and Yashasvi needed to be given a chance at the same time. Shubman has not been chosen by the selectors; Yashasvi has.
The Indian T20 World Cup team consists of the following players: Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk).
Reserve : Avesh Khan, Khalil Ahmed, Rinku Singh, and Shubhman Gill.
Pant and Samson are wicketkeepers.
The selectors gave Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson an opportunity as wicketkeepers. Pant has been in terrific form in this IPL season, making a return after his automobile accident. At the same time, due to Samson’s play, the Rajasthan team leads the IPL 2024 points table. With this, uncertainty regarding the contest between wicketkeepers Rahul, Jitesh, and Ishan came to an end. At the same time, Dinesh Karthik has not been given an opportunity. Karthik was a member of the squad for the previous T20 World Cup 2022.
Only three quick bowlers in the team
Hardik is the fourth option. India’s T20 World Cup team has only three fast bowlers. Arshdeep Singh is among those listed, in addition to Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj. These three were long thought to be unquestionable choices. At the same time, Hardik will be considered as the fourth fast bowler. However, Hardik’s bowling performance in the IPL has been unremarkable. Hardik has also failed to demonstrate any exceptional batsmanship. However, the selectors believed in him and appointed him vice-captain.
Chahal returns to the Indian team, which now has four spinners.
The Indian team now includes four spinners. Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Ravindra Jadeja all made it, and Yuzvendra Chahal was also recognized for his outstanding IPL play. After a year or so, he is making a comeback to the international squad. August 2023 marked his final India match.
India has two alternatives for openers.
Rohit and Yashasvi. However, Virat may be given an opportunity to open alongside Rohit. Virat has excelled as an opener in the IPL this season. If Virat doesn’t open, he’ll bat at number four. Suryakumar Yadav will bat at number three. It would be intriguing to watch whether Shivam Dubey makes the starting eleven or sits on the bench.