Team India: The T20 World Cup 2024 will start from June 2 on the soil of America and West Indies. Team India has also reached New York to participate in this mega event. Led by Rohit Sharma, they will play their first match against Ireland on June 5. However, there will be pressure on captain Rohit Sharma and the team management to select the playing XI. All 15 players of the Indian squad are in very good form. Especially wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant have shown very good performance in IPL 2024.

Who will get a chance in the playing XI?

Sanju Samson has shown a very strong game for Rajasthan Royals, while Rishabh Pant has shown a very strong game for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024. In such a situation, choosing one of these two will be a big tricky decision for the team management. However, if we look at the playing combination and past decisions of the management, it seems that Rishabh Pant is a more likely contender to be a part of the playing XI (Team India).

Will Sanju Samson not get a chance?

Both Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant have been selected in Team India on the basis of their performance in IPL 2024. While Rishabh Pant has been successful batting in the lower order for Delhi, Sanju Samson has made a splash at number 3 for Rajasthan.

At the same time, Virat Kohli's place at number 3 in Team India is confirmed. In such a situation, Rishabh Pant may get preference in terms of batting in the middle order. Pant scored 446 runs in 13 matches at an average of 40.55 and a brilliant strike rate of 155.40.

Yashasvi Jaiswal will have to make a sacrifice

However, the doors of the playing eleven (Team India) are not completely closed for Sanju Samson. If Virat Kohli opens the innings with Rohit Sharma at number 3, then Sanju Samson will be a strong contender to bat at number three. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether the team management sacrifices Yashasvi Jaswal for Sanju Samson or not.

Talking about Sanju Samson's performance, he scored 531 runs in 15 matches at an average of 48.27 and a strike rate of 153.47, which also includes 5 half-century innings.