The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) introduced their 15-man squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup with Rohit Sharma set to steer the aspect but once more. The squad had little to no surprises aside from a few spots with Rinku Singh being picked regardless of his performances for India however the likes of Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja was included regardless of meagre returns within the format not too long ago and even within the ongoing season of the IPL.
The third pacer’s spot was going to be a degree of debate given aside from Jasprit Bumrah, nobody actually stood out within the IPL. Arshdeep Singh was at all times going to get picked given his exploits within the final T20 World Cup in Australia and his potential to swing the ball upfront and bowl on the dying as properly. Siraj, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma have been just a few choices, and the administration and the selectors went with tried and examined possibility on condition that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) pacer is a part of the workforce throughout all three codecs.
Sandeep Sharma, who has been in terrific kind for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024, was the one to be snubbed. However, he did have an outdoor probability given his efficiency within the powerplay, center overs and on the dying too. Sandeep regardless of not being an categorical pacer, has performed properly for the Royals and along with his accuracy and management over strains and lengths has gotten the success together with a five-wicket haul within the match thus far.
Expectedly, Sandeep was disenchanted with the snub and reacted on social media saying, “The Only Thing You Can Control Is Your Hard Work And Never Give Up Attitude.”
India can nonetheless make a change or two to their squad, nonetheless, Sandeep not being included additionally within the travelling reserves means that he may miss that flight to the Americas.
India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
Travelling Reserves: Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan
