India T20 World Cup Squad 2024 Highlights: Rohit to lead; Pant, Samson included; Rahul misses out

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Was Rinku Singh made the fall guy as India opted against experimenting too much in this squad?

Shivam Dube v Rinku Singh – Former grabbed his chances and has been consistent with his form. Rinku Singh didn’t get enough opportunities to bat and hence could’ve lost out. Rinku has a good T20I record but recent form is a crucial parameter when it comes to selection

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 30, 2024

CSK rallies behind Rohit & Co.

Rallying behind Rohit! 🥳💪🏻#Whistle4Blue #T20WorldCup24 pic.twitter.com/N100SR9afi

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 30, 2024

The thought behind the selection of the Indian team. Reposting. Only one difference. An extra spinner over a pacer. Clearly, the selectors expect the tracks to help spin and so a subjective call with the 15th playerhttps://t.co/bycSRda5ym

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 30, 2024

The wait is over, here is India’s T20 World Cup squad

🚨India’s squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 announced 🚨

Let’s get ready to cheer for #TeamIndia #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/jIxsYeJkYW

— BCCI (@BCCI) April 30, 2024

India’s T20 World Cup squad

Rohit Sharma (C), Yashavi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Smason, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj,

Shubman Gill, Avesh Khan, Rinku Singh and Khaleel Ahmed (reserves)

A look at the players who will be representing India at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024:

Presenting #TeamIndia for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be hosted in the West Indies and USA! pic.twitter.com/6NoFJBMOjT

— BCCI (@BCCI) April 30, 2024

India’s T20 World Cup squad: Rohit to lead; Pant, Samson  included; Rahul misses out

India have included wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant in their 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States in June, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) announced on Tuesday.

Pant was involved in a near-fatal crash in December 2022 that required him to have multiple surgeries and he missed last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) as well as India’s 50-overs World Cup campaign on home soil.

The 26-year-old has slowly returned to his best after his comeback in this year’s IPL, scoring three fifties and racking up 398 runs in 11 matches to convince selectors.

The Delhi Capitals skipper was not the only player rewarded for his IPL heroics, as Chennai Super Kings batsman Shivam Dube also made the squad after scoring 350 runs in nine matches.

Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan were named in the reserves, but there was no place for wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul.

Sanju Samson got the nod instead and will back up Pant.

India will be led by Rohit Sharma as they bid for a second title in the June 1-29 tournament following their triumph in the inaugural edition in 2007.

Hardik Pandya, who has struggled to hit top form in the IPL after returning from an ankle issue sustained during last year’s 50-overs World Cup, will be Rohit’s deputy in a strong line-up that also includes Virat Kohli and youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh will bolster the pace bowling department spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah while Yuzvendra Chahal is part of a four-pronged spin attack alongside Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.

India made the semi-finals two years ago in Australia, losing to eventual champions England.

They begin their campaign against Ireland in Group A, with the match to be played in New York on June 5, before they battle arch-rivals Pakistan in one of the event’s highly-anticipated matches four days later.

Here is a look at the South African squad that will be travelling to the USA and the West Indies for the World Cup

This is your T20 World Cup Proteas Men’s team South Africa! 🌟 Let’s rally behind our squad as they aim to conquer the world stage and bring home the gold! 🏆💥

Stay tuned for the out of this world performances! #T20WorldCup #OutOfThisWorld #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/NVwYYsN7cH

— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) April 30, 2024

Usain Bolt is the ambassador of the T20 World Cup

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named sprint legend Usain Bolt as the ambassador of the upcoming T20 World Cup to be played in the West Indies and USA from June 1 to 29.

The ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup trophy at the Theatre of Dreams 🤩@sambillings @CRBrathwaite26 @usainbolt pic.twitter.com/z3euuWMJQ6

— ICC (@ICC) April 29, 2024

Jamaica-born Bolt had created history at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing where he won the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races in world record times.

More on ICC T20 World Cup 2024 ambassador here

England’s T20 World Cup-bound players to miss IPL playoffs

The upcoming T20 World Cup-bound England players who are currently fulfilling their IPL commitments will “return in time” for a preceding four-match T20I series against Pakistan, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.

England on Tuesday named a 15-member squad for the T20 showpiece, which will be held across June in the USA and the West Indies, with Jofra Archer returning to international cricket after a hiatus of more than 14 months. The same squad has been selected for the T20I series against Pakistan, which will commences on May 22 in Headingley.

“Selected players, currently playing in the Indian Premier League, will return in time for the series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Headingley on Wednesday 22 May 2024,’ the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement after naming the T20 World Cup squad.

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