Pant has not played any T20I since his car accident in December 2022, and he has made a comeback into the team through his performances in IPL 2024. His 398 runs in 11 innings have come at a strike rate of 158.56. During the season, he has also dispelled any doubts about his wicket-keeping.
This is Samson’s first selection in the World Cup squad after missing out on Dinesh Karthik in 2022. Like Pant, Samson has also been in great form as the captain of Rajasthan Royals, who top the IPL 2024 league table with eight wins. Nine games. So far he has scored 385 runs in nine innings at a strike rate of 161.08. With the inclusion of Pant and Samson, there is no room left for KL Rahul or Jitesh Sharma. While Rahul has not played a T20 match since the last World Cup, Jitesh was a part of India’s recent T20 squad but has been in poor form this IPL.
That series also marked the international comeback of Dubey, who top-scored with 124 runs in three innings. His ability to defeat spin in the middle overs for Chennai Super Kings in the last two IPL seasons and his improvement against fast bowling make him an attractive selection in 2024. Dubey’s inclusion means Rinku, India’s designated T20I finisher, has not been able to reach 15th position in the last eight months.
Chahal also played his most recent T20 match eight months ago and after playing 80 T20 matches over the years, he finally got a chance to play his first T20 World Cup match. In 2021, Rahul Chahar was given preference over him and in 2022, R Ashwin and Axar Patel were regular inclusions in India’s playing XI, while Chahal sat out. So far in IPL 2024, he has taken 13 wickets at an economy of 9.00 despite bowling in the death overs in nine matches.
The team will leave for the United States from India in batches, with the first team leaving on May 21. This travel group will include head coach Rahul Dravid and other members of the coaching staff, and team members from the IPL 2024 teams who are away. Playoffs. The last day of league stage matches in IPL 2024 is May 19 and the playoffs will begin on May 21 before the tournament ends on May 26.
India will begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland in New York on June 5 and then play Pakistan, USA and Canada on June 9, 12 and 15.
Indian team for 2024 T20 World Cup
(With IPL 2024 statistics of players as of April 30)
1 Rohit Sharma (Captain) (311 runs, strike rate 160.30)
2 Yashasvi Jaiswal (249 runs, strike rate 154.65)
3 Virat Kohli (500 runs, strike rate 147.49)
4 Suryakumar Yadav (166 runs, strike rate 171.13)
5 Rishabh Pant (398 runs, strike rate 158.56)
6 Sanju Samson (385 runs, strike rate 161.08)
7 Hardik Pandya (197 runs, strike rate 151.53, 4 wickets, economy rate 11.94)
8 Shivam Dubey (350 runs, strike rate 172.41)
9 Ravindra Jadeja (157 runs, strike rate 131.93, 5 wickets, economy rate 7.54)
10 Akshar Patel (149 runs, strike rate 124.16, 9 wickets, economy rate 7.24)
11 Kuldeep Yadav (12 wickets, economy rate 12.45)
12 Yuzvendra Chahal (13 wickets, economy rate 9.00)
13 Arshdeep Singh (12 wickets, economy rate 9.63)
14.Jasprit Bumrah (14 wickets, economy rate 6.63)
15 Mohammad Siraj (6 wickets, economy rate 9.50)
reserve player
Shubman Gill (320 runs, strike rate 140.96)
Rinku Singh (123 runs, strike rate 150)
Khalil Ahmed (12 wickets, economy rate 9.47)
Avesh Khan (9 wickets, economy rate 9.54)
Shashank Kishore is senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo
