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The India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is right here and the 15-member squad was stuffed with shock exclusions. KL Rahul was the most important identify to overlook out utterly because the selectors went for Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant because the specialist wicket-keeper choices. In the current previous, Rahul was thought-about as an possibility that gives quite a lot of flexibility to the facet as he can open the batting, play as a wicket-keeper and slot within the middle-order too. However, the selectors have opted for 2 specialist wicket-keepers with Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube doubtlessly enjoying because the middle-order batting choices who may work as explosive finishers if the scenario calls for.
Meanwhile, Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh had been additionally not included within the 15-member listing. While each cricketers did discover a place within the reserves listing, it implies that they’ll solely make the squad in case of an harm or a change in technique. Gill has been a high performer for the Indian cricket workforce prior to now one 12 months throughout codecs whereas Rinku was hailed because the finisher that India longed for resulting from his sensational kind in IPL 2023. However, the emergence of latest skills and a shift in workforce dynamics led to each cricketers lacking out on their spot within the squad with the selectors choosing extra specialised choices.
Both Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan had been utterly ignored by the selectors after the duo weren’t awarded central contracts by BCCI. Both cricketers have additionally not set the stage on hearth within the ongoing IPL 2024 and their reluctance to play home cricket prior to now additionally didn’t assist their trigger.
Coming to the spin division, Kuldeep Yadav was all the time the popular possibility however the return of Yuzvendra Chahal meant that there was no place for the teenager Ravi Bishnoi.
Among the pacers, Jasprit Bumrah was the one identify that everybody was positive about and the inclusion of Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh closed the door on different prospects. T Natarajan and Sandeep Sharma had been the names that had been being mentioned however the duo didn’t even discover a place within the reverses. Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed had been included within the 5-member reserve squad.
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