News Update
Tezzbuzz|30-04-2024
No KL Rahul and Sanju Samson in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad: The Ajit Agarkar-led selectors committee will meet on Tuesday to name India's 15-member squad and standby players for the T20 World Cup 2024, starting on June 2. Players like Shubman Gill, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul and Yuzvendra Chahal are going to be discussed in this meeting.
Head coach Ajit Agarkar, who returned to India after spending holidays, met Indian team captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday. From this meeting it can be understood that Rohit and the team management have informed the selection committee about their needs and they do not want to repeat any mistake like last time.
According to the report of Indian Express, the Indian team is looking for a good wicketkeeper batsman for the T20 World Cup 2024, who can bat in the lower order. Due to the strong top order, it is difficult to find a place for a wicketkeeper batsman who bats in the top order.
This shows that wicketkeeper batsmen like KL Rahul and Sanju Samson may be cut, while wicketkeeper batsmen like Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel can be considered. This could be because both Pant and Jurel are playing in the middle order in the IPL, while Rahul and Samson bat in the top order.
At the same time, as an opening batsman, Shubman Gill has performed averagely in IPL 2024. Apart from this, he has not managed to perform impressively for India in T20 International cricket as well. While the other contender in the race, Yashasvi Jaiswal, may not have performed that well this IPL season, but considering his century against Mumbai Indians and his performance in the shortest format for the Indian team, the selectors are thinking of giving him a chance. .
Experienced leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is once again performing brilliantly in IPL 2024, but his omission from the T20 World Cup squad seems almost certain. Actually, Indian selectors can give opportunity to spin bowlers like Ravi Bishnoi, Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav. Along with his good bowling, these players also do good fielding, which makes them a good option compared to Chahal. Kuldeep and Bishnoi also toured West Indies last year and their performance there was quite impressive.