Team India’s a lot anticipated T20 World Cup squad was lastly introduced right now (April 30) with Rohit Sharma, as anticipated, main the aspect and Hardik Pandya being his deputy. The selectors needed to take a number of robust calls dropping the likes of Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Rinku Singh amongst others. But there are a number of gamers who have been chosen in the T20 World Cup squad for the first time as properly. Here are 4 gamers who have been picked in India’s T20 World Cup squad for the first time:
1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
The younger and dynamic left-handed batter Yashasvi Jaiswal is quick turning into the all-format participant for India. He is the first-choice opener in Tests already and has been picked forward of Shubman Gill for the T20 World Cup as properly. Jaiswal has to date performed 17 T20Is after making his debut in the format in August 2023 towards the West Indies. He has to date scored 502 runs at a strike charge of 161.43 with 4 fifties and a century to his identify. He is faring decently in the continuing IPL 2024 season as properly. This is the first time Jaiswal might be enjoying in the World Cup regardless of the format and might be eager on bringing laurels to India.
2. Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube’s choice is solely based mostly on his efficiency in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the final two seasons. Not that he hasn’t performed for India earlier than. The artificial his T20I debut approach again in 2019 however has been picked in the T20 World Cup squad for the first time. He has to date performed 21 T20Is scoring 276 runs in 14 innings at a strike charge of 145.26 with three fifties to his identify. With the ball, he has picked up eight wickets in 19 innings. Dube was a part of the India’s final bilateral sequence towards Afghanistan in January 2024 and top-scored with 124 runs in three innings. Moreover, his kind in IPL 2024 scoring 350 runs at a strike charge of 172.41 has performed a significant function in him getting picked in the World Cup squad.
3. Sanju Samson
Sanju Samson has been lastly rewarded for his expertise and the best way he has been constant in IPL 2024, the Rajasthan Royals skipper deserved to make it to the World Cup squad. He misplaced his place to Dinesh Karthik in a few years in the past in the mega occasion however this time round, Samson left no room smashing 385 runs in 9 innings at a strike charge of 161.08 in the continuing season. This is the first time he has made it to the World Cup squad having performed a complete of 25 T20Is with 374 runs in 22 innings at a strike charge of 133.09.
4. Mohammed Siraj
Mohammed Siraj was a part of India’s ODI World Cup squad final 12 months however is but to play a T20 World Cup for India. He has performed solely 10 T20Is to date and has picked up 12 wickets. Siraj’s place in the squad was uncertain to begin with given his efficiency in IPL 2024 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He has picked up six wickets in 9 matches to date conceding runs at an economic system of 9.5. The selectors have proven religion in him whilst Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are the opposite specialist gamers in the squad.
