No Place For Samson, Rahul: Irfan Pathan's Bold India T20 World Cup 2024 Squad
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There was no place KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson and a few other prominent names in Irfan Pathan's 15-member India squad for T20 World Cup 2024.
As the deadline for the selection of India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad nears, former cricketers are sharing their opinions about which players to pick and which to ignore. There remains a big debate on the selection of Virat Kohli for the team, owing to the chatter about his strike rate and intent. Hardik Pandya, who remains the only prominent pace-bowling all-rounder in the Indian team, is also a player whose future has been discussed intensely because of his poor all-round form in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. An #IncredibleStarcast icon, @IrfanPathan has picked his 15-member squad for #TeamIndia for the #ICCT20WorldCup!Participate in the biggest opinion poll ever, on our social media handles till 1st May, and vote for the players who you believe will get a #VisaToWorldCup.Stay… pic.twitter.com/NFTh5dWbvh
As the chatter continues, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan shared his 15-member squad for the showpiece event which takes place in June.
Top-order:At the top of the batting order, Irfan went with Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli. Any of them can be used for the two opening slots while Shubman Gill, among reserves, also remains an option. In total, Irfan picked four players for the two opening spots, with Kohli and Gill also capable of playing at the No. 3 spot.
Middle-order: Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube take up the middle-order roles, with Hardik Pandya being the sole pace-bowling all-rounder. Though Dube also does seam bowling but he hasn't been used as a bowler by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL yet. Surprisingly, there was no place for Sanju Samson in the team and Pant was the only wicket-keeper picked. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer were among the top players to miss out.
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