Sanjay Manjrekar has also joined the bandwagon and picked his squad. First up, what straightaway surprises you is the absence of Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya.

Mumbai: With the Indian T20 World Cup squad set to be announced soon, predictions are rife. From fans to experts to former cricketers, everyone is looking to predict the squad India would eventually announce. Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has also joined the bandwagon and picked his squad. First up, what straightaway surprises you is the absence of Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya. Then, when you delve a little deeper, you realise Shubman Gill is also missing.

It is interesting to see Krunal Pandya feature in Manjrekar’s predicted squad. He has also picked Mayank Yadav, Harshit Rana – both happen to be uncapped players. The two specialist spinners Manjrekar goes on to pick are Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.

Sanjay Manjrekar’s Predicted T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya.