Lucknow: Former Indian batsman Robin Uthappa believes that after the last World Cup, senior players should have moved ahead. Not only this, he says that it is because of senior players that a player like young batsman Shubhman Gill has not got a place in the World Cup team. Let us tell you that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Team India for the ICC T-20 World Cup 2024 and the names of Gill and Rinku Singh were not included in the main squad. Many people were surprised by Rinku's name not being in the team.

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Rohit and Virat did not play any T-20 match in the year 2023 and after that they were selected in the World Cup team. Whereas star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also played only 2 T-20I matches during this period but he has also got a place in the team. After the 2022 T20 World Cup, it was believed that veteran all-rounder Hardik Pandya would be seen captaining the Indian team but then Rohit was made the captain and now Uthappa was seen criticizing it during a conversation on Geo Cinema. Are.

He said, “I know that I will have to face a lot of criticism because of what I am going to say. However, I feel that after the last World Cup, the senior players should have moved forward on their own so that the young players could get a chance. I think young players should have played in this World Cup. All these players have shown their mettle and have consistently performed well in the IPL. There are many players who are performing well and should have been included in the squad, this includes players like Shubman Gill.”

Uthappa further said that “Gill should definitely have been included in the World Cup team. The hunger and ability he has for the game is tremendous. All these young players should get a chance on a big stage like the World Cup.”

Indian team for ICC T-20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. , Arshdeep Singh.

Reserve players: Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Avesh Khan, Khalil Ahmed.

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