What Should be India’s Ideal Playing XI for T20 World Cup?
Will India go ahead and open with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the T20 World Cup?
The BCCI announced India’s 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday with Rohit Sharma, as expected, named captain while his Mumbai Indians teammate Hardik Pandya is the designated vice-captain. Virat Kohli, Yashavi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Sanju Samson make up India’s top-order, along with the backup options while Shivam Dube has been rewarded for his stellar form in the IPL as the lower-order enforcer.
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Interestingly, India opted to pack their 15 with as many as four spin bowling options in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal, while there are only three specialist pacers in the 15 – Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and Arshdeep Singh.
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The big misses though are designated finisher Rinku Singh and opener Shubman Gill – both of whom are part of the reserves list alongside two pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan. KL Rahul has been overlooked.
So, what could be India’s Ideal Playing XI from the squad selected, here’s a look:
India’s Strongest Playing XI for T20 World Cup 2024
- 1. Rohit Sharma
- 2. Virat Kohli
- 3. Suryakumar Yadav
- 4. Rishabh Pant (WK)
- 5. Hardik Pandya
- 6. Shivam Dube
- 7. Ravindra Jadeja
- 8. Kuldeep Yadav
- 9. Yuzvendra Chahal
- 10. Arshdeep Singh
- 11. Jasprit Bumrah
India’s T20 World Cup Squad
Rohit Sharma (C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj
India’s T20 World Cup Squad Reserves List
Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
India’s Schedule T20 World Cup 2024
DAY | DATE (USA) | Matches | TIME (IST) | VENUE |
Wed | 05-Jun-24 | INDIA v IRELAND | 8:00 PM | New York |
Sun | 09-Jun-24 | INDIA v PAKISTAN | 8:00 PM | New York |
Wed | 12-Jun-24 | USA v INDIA | 8:00 PM | New York |
Sat | 15-Jun-24 | INDIA v CANADA | 8:00 PM | Florida |
Super 8s | ||||
Wed | 19-Jun-24 | A2 v D1 | 8:00 PM | Antigua |
Wed | 19-Jun-24 | B1 v C2 | 6:00 AM (Jun 20) | St. Lucia |
Thur | 20-06-2024 | C1 v A1 | 8:00 PM | Barbados |
Thur | 20-06-2024 | B2 v D2 | 6:00 AM (Jun 21) | Antigua |
Fri | 21-Jun-24 | B1 v D1 | 8:00 PM | St. Lucia |
Fri | 21-Jun-24 | A2 v C2 | 6:00 AM (Jun 22) | Barbados |
Sat | 22-Jun-24 | A1 v D2 | 8:00 PM | Antigua |
Sat | 22-Jun-24 | C1 v B2 | 6:00 AM (Jun 23) | St. Vincent |
Sun | 23-Jun-24 | A2 v B1 | 8:00 PM | Barbados |
Sun | 23-Jun-24 | C2 v D1 | 6:00 AM (Jun 24) | Antigua |
Mon | 24-Jun-24 | B2 v A1 | 8:00 PM | St. Lucia |
Mon | 24-Jun-24 | C1 v D2 | 6:00 AM (Jun 25) | St. Vincent |
Semi-finals/Finals | ||||
Wed | 26-Jun-24 | Semi 1 | 6:00 AM (Jun 27) | Guyana |
Thur | 27-06-2024 | Semi 2 | 8:00 PM | Trinidad |
Sat | 29-Jun-24 | Final | 7:30 PM | Barbados |