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The ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is going to start on June 2. The 9th edition of the tournament will be hosted jointly by the West Indies and the United States. India won the inaugural ICC men’s T20 World Cup back in 2007, which was held in South Africa. Till now, India has not won the second ICC men’s T20 World Cup. After 17 years, India has a chance to win a second T20 World Cup.
India lost in the final of the 2014 ICC men’s T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka. In the last ICC men’s T20 World Cup, in the semi-finals India was defeated by England. India is looking forward to breaking this knockout hurdle and winning the ICC men’s T20 World Cup this year. India will start their campaign on June 5 against Ireland.
The final date for the submission of teams for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024 is May 1, 2024. The BCCI may announce a squad in the last week of this month for the upcoming T20 World Cup. It’s been a very difficult task for the selectors to select the final 15-member squad for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024. It will be very interesting to see which player gets a chance in the final 15-man squad and which player will miss out.
Let’s see the probable 15-member squad for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
India probable squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024:
- Rohit Sharma ©
- Hardik Pandya (VC)
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Yashasvi Jaiswal / Shubman Gill
- Shivam Dube
- Rinku Singh
- Rishabh Pant
- KL Rahul / Sanju Samson
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Yuzvendra Chahal / Ravi Bishnoi
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Arshdeep Singh
- Mayank Yadav
1. Rohit Sharma
BCCI secretary Jay Shah already announced that Rohit Sharma will lead India in the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA. Rohit Sharma as a captain and an opener is definitely the selector’s first pick for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit played 39 matches in the ICC men’s T20 World Cup, and in 36 innings, he scored 963 runs with an average of 34.39 and a strike rate of 127.88. Rohit registered 9 fifty in T20 wc and his highest score in T20 WC is unbeaten 79.
In the ongoing Indian Premier League season, Rohit Sharma has scored 118 runs in four innings. Rohit batted with a strike rate of 171.09, and his highest score from four innings is 49. Rohit Sharma’s hard-hitting ability and high strike rate at the start of the innings will play a crucial role for India in the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup.
2. Hardik Pandya
All-rounder Hardik Pandya is back after an injury and playing in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League. Hardik will be named as the vice captain of the Indian team for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya’s all-round ability will increase the strength of the Indian team.
In T20I, Hardik Pandya played 92 matches for India and, in 71 innings scored 1348 runs with an average of 25.43 and a strike rate of 139.83. The highest score for Hardik in T20I’s is an unbeaten 71 runs. From 81 innings in T20I’s Hardik 73 wickets with an economy of 8.16. The best figure for Hardik in T20I’s is 4 wickets from 16 runs.
3. Virat Kohli
The modern master and superstar of the game will undoubtedly get selected for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup. Kohli in the T20 World Cup scored the highest number of runs by any batter. In the T20 World Cup Kohli played 27 matches and in 25 innings, registered 1141 runs with an average of 81.5 and a strike rate of 131.3. Kohli scored 14 plus scores in the T20 World Cup, and his highest score in the T20 World Cup is an unbeaten 89 runs.
In the ongoing Indian Premier League season, Virat Kohli scored 316 runs in five matches with an average of 105.33 and a strike rate of 146.30. Virat Kohli already scored 1 hundred and 2 fifty plus scores in the five innings of the ongoing IPL season. Virat Kohli will be the first-choice batter of the Indian team for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup.
4. Suryakumar Yadav
The No. 1 ranked T20 international batter will be an obvious choice for the Indian batting line-up. Suryakumar Yadav played 60 T20I’s in Indian jersey and scored 2141 runs from 57 innings with an average of 45.55 and a strike rate of 171.55. Suryakumar Yadav registered four hundred and seventeen half centuries in T20 international matches.
The run-scoring ability to all around the park with a high strike rate made Suryakumar Yadav a unique batter, and that will benefit India in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal/Shubman Gill
The two young rising stars of Indian cricket perform really well throughout their careers, but there will be only one spot for these two batters. Yashasvi Jaiswal played 17 T20 international matches, and from that in 16 innings, he made 502 runs with an average of 33.46 and a strike rate of 161.93. Yashasvi registered one century and four half centuries in T20 international matches. Jaiswal is currently ranked No. 6 in the ICC T20 batter ranking list. In the Indian Premier League, Jaiswal scored 1211 runs in 41 matches with an average of 30.28 and a strike rate of 148.59. In the IPL, Jaiswal smashed 1 hundred and 8 fifty with a high strike rate.
Shubman Gill played 14 T20 international matches and, with an average of 25.77 and a strike rate of 147.58 scored 335 runs. In this initial phase of T20I’s Gill has already registered one century and one half centuries. In the Indian Premier League, Gill scored 2973 runs with an average of 38.12 and a strike rate of 134.83 from 93 innings. Gill registered 3 centuries and 19 half centuries in the Indian Premier League.
It will be very interesting to see who gets a chance for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup final squad.
6. Shivam Dube
The way Shivam Dube is playing in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League and his performance in the past few months at domestic cricket will get his name in the final squad of the Indian team for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Dube scored 176 runs with a strike rate of 160.00 in five innings of the ongoing Indian Premier League season. Dube registered one fifty-plus score and smashed 13 sixes in just five innings of the IPL 2024 season.
Shivam Dube’s ability to hit sixes in the middle over phase will be an X factor in the Indian batting line-up for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup.
7. Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh will get a chance in the Indian team as a specialist finisher for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup. Rinku has been brilliant for the past few months, performing well for India and in domestic cricket. In the IPL, Rinku Singh scored 788 runs with a strike rate of 142.75 and also made four half centuries batting at the lower order.
Rinku Singh is doing his finishing duties for his domestic team in Uttar Pradesh and in the IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders brilliantly and producing good results. Selectors will give him a finisher job for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
8. Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant is back in the field after a long break due to a car accident. In the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, Rishabh Pant showed his form and already scored two half centuries in five innings. Pant also showed his fitness and kept well behind the stumps. Selectors will prefer Rishabh Pant as a first-choice wicketkeeper batter for the upcoming T20 World Cup squad. Pant scored 987 runs in 56 T20 international matches with a strike rate of 126.4. In the IPL, Pant registered 2991 runs from 102 matches with a strike rate of 148.3. Pant has played 1 century innings and 17 half century innings in the IPL.
Wicket-keeping skills and playing with a high strike rate in the middle over and hitting sixes make Pant chances stronger for selection in the World Cup main squad.
9. KL Rahul/Sanju Samson
For the second wicketkeeper spot, there are so many contenders, like KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, and Ishant Kishan. But two players are top contenders among others, The wicketkeeper batters are KL Rahul and Sanju Samson. KL Rahul played 68 innings in T20 International and scored 2265 runs with an average of 37.75 and a strike rate of 139.13. In the IPL, Rahul scored 4289 runs in 113 innings with an average of 46.12 and a strike rate of 134.24. Rahul registered 2 centuries and 22 half centuries in T20 International and 4 hundreds and 34 fifty plus scores in the Indian Premier League.
Sanju Samson in the Indian Premier League scored 4066 runs in 152 innings with an average of 29.9 and a strike rate of 137.74. Samson registered three hundred and twenty-fifties in the IPL. In the T20 international, Samson has played 22 innings and scored 374 runs with an average of 18.7 and a strike rate of 133.1.
It will be very interesting to see among those two who will get a chance as a backup wicketkeeper batter for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. In the current IPL season, KL Rahul scored 126 runs in four innings with a strike rate of 128.57 and registered one half century. Sanju Samson scored 178 runs in four innings with a strike rate of 150.85 and registered two half centuries.
10. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an obvious choice for the selectors for the all-rounder spot in the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup. Jadeja, with his accurate left arm offspin and very handy with bat at the lower order and also a gun filder, will tick all the boxes of an all-rounder player. Jadeja took 53 wickets from 64 innings in T20 International and scored 480 runs from 36 innings with a strike rate of 125.33 at the lower order. In the ongoing IPL season, Jadeja took 4 wickets from 5 innings and also contributed with the bat.
11. Kuldeep Yadav
A left-arm Chinaman will be the preferred choice as a spin bowler for the Indian T20 World Cup 2024 squad. Kuldeep has been phenomenal for the past few years in international cricket and also in the IPL. In T20 International, Kuldeep took 59 wickets from just 34 innings with an average of 14.10 and an economy of 6.74. The best figure for Kuldeep in T20I’s is 5 wickets from 17 runs. In the Indian Premier League, Kuldeep has till now bowled in 73 innings and taken 74 wickets with an economy of 8.11.
Kuldeep Yadav can be a go-to spinner for Rohit Sharma in the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.
12. Ravi Bishnoi /Yuzvendra Chahal
There will be one spot for the third spinner in the India T20 World Cup squad. Two-leg spinners will be the top contenders for this spot. Ravi Bishnoi has been part of the Indian T20 team for the past few months and has performed well. Bishnoi is currently at number 5 in the ICC T20I’s bowling ranking. Bishnoi played 24 matches for India in T20I’s and took 36 wickets with an average of 19.53 and a strike rate of 15.62. Bishnoi has bowled with an economy of 7.51 in T20 international matches.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been outstanding for India in the T20 international matches, but he played his last T20 international match in August 2023. In T20I, Chahal took 96 wickets with an economy of 8.19 and a strike rate of 18.3.
It will be a very difficult task for selectors to pick one of these two leg spinners. Yuzvendra Chahal took eight wickets in four innings of the IPL 2024. Chahal bowled with an economy of 6.36 in the ongoing IPL season. Bishnoi took 2 wickets from 4 innings of the ongoing IPL season and bowled with an economy of 8.67. It will be a very disappointing one for the one who does not get selected for the World Cup squad after performing well.
13. Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace bowling attack of India in the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup. Bumrah has been outstanding in every format of the game for India. Bumrah played 62 T20 international matches and took 74 wickets with an economy of 6.56. Bumrah can take wickets in the powerplay and middle overs and be exceptional at the death overs. Without a doubt
Bumrah will be the Trump Card of the Indian bowling line-up in the upcoming T20 World Cup matches.
14. Arshdeep Singh
The left-arm fast bowler has been part of the Indian T20 team and is doing well with the new ball and especially with the old ball. Yourkers and slower ones are the main weapons of Arshdeep Singh’s bowling, and with left arm angles, it will make his position strong for the selection. Selectors may go with Arshdeep as a second-fast bowling option for the T20 World Cup. Arshdeep played 44 T20 international matches and took 64 wickets with an economy of 8.64.
15. Mayank Yadav
An exciting pace bowler who bowled with 150plus speed and also took wickets can be a part of the Indian pace attack. Mayank Yadav has been outstanding in the ongoing Indian Premier League season, taking 6 wickets from 3 matches with an economy of 6.00. Mayank won back-to-back player of the match awards in his initial IPL career. Mayank played 13 T20 matches and, in 12 innings took 18 wickets with an economy rate of 6.34.
A new pace bowling sensation with his speed and accuracy might get a chance in the Indian squad for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA.
Standby players:
Among the two batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubham Gill, one who will not get into the final squad, will be on the standby list.
Among the two wicketkeeper-batters, KL Rahul and Sanju Samson, who might not be selected, will be on the standby list.
From Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravi Bishnoi one will be on the standby player list.
Mukesh Kumar, Mohammed Siraj, and Axar Patel may be on the standby list for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup.
