India’s T20 World Cup squad – Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson make the minimize

Rishabh Pant, Shivam Dube and Sanju Samson have all been chosen in India’s 15-man squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup beginning on June 1 within the USA and the West Indies. The squad, introduced on Tuesday afternoon, will probably be led by Rohit Sharma and has Hardik Pandya because the vice-captain.Yuzvendra Chahal, who was not a part of India’s latest T20I squads for the collection in South Africa and at dwelling towards Afghanistan in January, has been picked on the again of his IPL type and is one in all 4 spin choices, together with left-arm wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav, and left-arm spin-bowling allrounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.

Pant hasn’t performed a T20I since his automobile accident in December 2022, and has labored his approach again into the squad by means of his performances in IPL 2024. His 398 runs in 11 innings have come at a strike charge of 158.56. Over the course of the season, he has additionally allayed any doubts there might have been over his wicketkeeping.

That is Samson’s first choice in a World Cup squad, after he missed out to Dinesh Karthik in 2022. Like Pant, Samson has been in prolific type as captain of Rajasthan Royals, who’re on prime of the IPL 2024 league desk with eight wins in 9 video games. He has scored 385 runs in 9 innings at a strike charge of 161.08 up to now. The inclusion of Pant and Samson left no room for KL Rahul or Jitesh Sharma. Whereas Rahul has not performed a T20I because the earlier World Cup, Jitesh had been a part of India’s latest T20I squads, however he is been in poor type this IPL.

Eight of the 15 gamers chosen, together with captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, featured in India’s 2022 T20 World Cup marketing campaign. After their semi-final defeat to England then, the BCCI made sweeping modifications in a bid to experiment with youthful gamers. Nevertheless, Rohit and Kohli returned to the T20I squad after greater than a yr’s absence forward of the Afghanistan collection at dwelling in January.

That collection additionally marked a world return for Dube, who top-scored with 124 runs in three innings. His skill to take down spin within the center overs for Chennai Tremendous Kings over the previous two IPL seasons, and his enchancment towards quick bowling in 2024, made him a compelling choice. Dube’s inclusion meant Rinku, India’s designated T20I finisher over the past eight months, could not make the 15.

Previous to Rohit’s return to the T20I group in January, India had largely been captained by Hardik because the 2022 T20 World Cup, whereas Suryakumar Yadav stood in after Hardik injured his ankle through the ODI World Cup final October-November. Suryakumar led India within the five-match T20I collection at dwelling towards Australia in November and within the three video games in South Africa in December. The upcoming World Cup will probably be his first T20I since then, following his comeback within the IPL from an ankle harm and sports activities hernia.

Chahal additionally performed his most up-to-date T20I eight months in the past and will lastly get to play his first T20 World Cup match after taking part in 80 T20Is through the years. Rahul Chahar was most popular over him in 2021, and in 2022, R Ashwin and Axar Patel featured in India’s XI commonly at the same time as Chahal sat out. He has up to now picked up 13 wickets in 9 video games in IPL 2024, with an financial system of 9.00 regardless of bowling within the loss of life overs.

The squad will go away India for the USA in batches, with the primary one leaving on Might 21. This travelling group may have head coach Rahul Dravid and different members of the teaching employees, and squad members from the IPL 2024 groups which can be out of the playoffs. The final day of league-stage matches in IPL 2024 is Might 19, and the playoffs start on Might 21 earlier than the match finishes on Might 26.

India start their World Cup marketing campaign towards Eire on June 5 in New York, after which play Pakistan, USA and Canada on June 9, 12 and 15.

India squad for 2024 T20 World Cup

(With participant’s IPL 2024 stats as of April 30)

1 Rohit Sharma (capt) (311 runs, strike charge 160.30)

2 Yashasvi Jaiswal (249 runs, strike charge 154.65)

3 Virat Kohli (500 runs, strike charge 147.49)

4 Suryakumar Yadav (166 runs, strike charge 171.13)

5 Rishabh Pant (398 runs, strike charge 158.56)

6 Sanju Samson (385 runs, strike charge 161.08)

7 Hardik Pandya (197 runs, strike charge 151.53, 4 wickets, financial system charge 11.94)

8 Shivam Dube (350 runs, strike charge 172.41)

9 Ravindra Jadeja (157 runs, strike charge 131.93, 5 wickets, financial system charge 7.54)

10 Axar Patel (149 runs, strike charge 124.16, 9 wickets, financial system charge 7.24)

11 Kuldeep Yadav (12 wickets, financial system charge 12.45)

12 Yuzvendra Chahal (13 wickets, financial system charge 9.00)

13 Arshdeep Singh (12 wickets, financial system charge 9.63)

14 Jasprit Bumrah (14 wickets, financial system charge 6.63)

15 Mohammed Siraj (6 wickets, financial system charge 9.50)

Reserve gamers

Shubman Gill (320 runs, strike charge 140.96)

Rinku Singh (123 runs, strike charge 150)

Khaleel Ahmed (12 wickets, financial system charge 9.47)

Avesh Khan (9 wickets, financial system charge 9.54)

Shashank Kishore is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo