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India announces squad for ICC T20I World Cup 2024

Rohit and Kohli should just be dropped, there is no point playing them.

Pant is a mistake to be in main squad for now.
 
Rana said:
Rohit is an inaugural World Cup winner.
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Yes he is. Rohit should have remembered that one time India won the T20 World Cup was back in 2007 with bold selections like dropping off big name and out of the form players like Dravid himself. But instead he picked most of the players on reputation here. What has Pandya done lately to deserve selection but instead they have made him VC. Jadeja? Siraj? Kohli?
 
I hope India crashes out in the group stage itself so we can get rid of this Dravid, Rohit and Kohli for good. I used to love Dravid’s batting and in general as a player. I never realized he would be such a chicken as coach.
 
JaDed said:
Rohit and Kohli should just be dropped, there is no point playing them.

Pant is a mistake to be in main squad for now.
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Pant was not needed when we already have Samson. He should be the first choice keeper.
In place of Pant and Axar, India could’ve taken Rohan Parag and Rinku Singh/Abhishek Sharma.

Abshishek could open with Jaiswal and Rohit could be 1 down and Kohli at 2 down. Followed by Sky, Samson and Rinku.

How I wish below was our team.
Abhishek Sharma
jaiswal
Rohit
Kohli
Samson
Sky
Riyan/Rinku
Jadeja
Kuldeep
Arshdeep
Bumrah

No need for Axar, Chahal and Siraj in the team at all. Total waste of space. 5th bowler role between Rohan and Abhishek.

Agarkar turned out to be another Yes Boss selector once again.
 
Terrible terrible squad. Somehow indian selectors and team management always manage succesfully to botch their squad selection.

You cannot keep on selecting Chahal, Jadeja and expect different results, thats insanity.

Not selecting top talents like Rinku is an absolute travesty. One could have the caste angle, since its a big thing in india and Rinku is a lower caste player. Jaiswal is also a shudra but got selected (maybe because they couldnt justify keeping him out) however since casteism is deeply ingrained in Indian society i wouldnt eliminate that as a factor.

Players like Abhishek and Natranjan who one could take a gamble on also miss the boat as well. Always playing safe, non imaginative pathetic approach from Agarkar and Rohit.

Pant is a great bat but his t20I record is terrible (SR of 125) over a sample size of 66 match, which is substantial.

Bishnoi misses the boat again, does Rohit have some personal issue with him?
 
I can already tell that india is definitely not winning the worldcup, will end up in tears again..
 
Rana said:
Shubman Gill on the bench m

GT’s captain and Kirsten’s boy.

Pakistan should do the same with Babar!
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Kristen won with Pandya. I dont why you keep on associating Gill with him. Illogical.
 
MANU ROY said:
this time non of this going to happen Ireland might beat india
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Its not that bad, Jaiswal alone can take the match away. For Pakistan you just need to pray Kohli does not get out and that alone is enough lol
 
Nikhil_cric said:
These are the squads we select and they are rightly trashed by Ppers. But when India crashes out , they'll call us chokers.

Make up your minds, brothers. It's either one or the other , it can't be both :inti
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We have a dud as a captain, its a battle between who is less worse.
 
Slim said:
Terrible terrible squad. Somehow indian selectors and team management always manage succesfully to botch their squad selection.

You cannot keep on selecting Chahal, Jadeja and expect different results, thats insanity.

Not selecting top talents like Rinku is an absolute travesty. One could have the caste angle, since its a big thing in india and Rinku is a lower caste player. Jaiswal is also a shudra but got selected (maybe because they couldnt justify keeping him out) however since casteism is deeply ingrained in Indian society i wouldnt eliminate that as a factor.

Players like Abhishek and Natranjan who one could take a gamble on also miss the boat as well. Always playing safe, non imaginative pathetic approach from Agarkar and Rohit.

Pant is a great bat but his t20I record is terrible (SR of 125) over a sample size of 66 match, which is substantial.

Bishnoi misses the boat again, does Rohit have some personal issue with him?
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If caste was an issue Gill wouldn’t be kept as a reserve.

Indian selectors are just dumb, the only good thing is Rahul didn’t make it.
 
JaDed said:
If caste was an issue Gill wouldn’t be kept as a reserve.

Indian selectors are just dumb, the only good thing is Rahul didn’t make it.
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i find it hard to take this out as a factor, even though i would add that its not the ONLY factor.
 
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Rinku and Bishnoi should not have been on this list. So unfortunate for them.

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JaDed said:
If caste was an issue Gill wouldn’t be kept as a reserve.

Indian selectors are just dumb, the only good thing is Rahul didn’t make it.
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They are not dumb. This is by design. When your entire lineup is structured around Rohit and, especially, Kohli, it is impossible to balance it.

Kohli is horrible because he can neither hit spin , nor does he bowl , nor does he ever voluntarily open for India and face the new ball. Just wants to play risk free cricket in the middle overs by rotating the strike

When your entire Top 4 (excluding keeper ) does not bowl , you simply cannot pick a specialist finisher like Rinku who also does not bowl.
 
This thread is not to discuss caste and religion kind of stuff. So not point in discussing those thing and derail the thread.
 
It's better if people post their squad instead of raising question marks. Based on the last few tournaments.
BouncerGuy said:
Rinku and Bishnoi should not have been on this list. So unfortunate for them.

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India's excluded XI has a better chance of winning this World Cup. :inti
 
BouncerGuy said:
This thread is not to discuss caste and religion kind of stuff. So not point in discussing those thing and derail the thread.
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Tbf caste is an essential aspect of Indian society which is usually overlooked by non indians when discussing matters related to India. I can understand why you think this way since caste does not come into our consideration set. My original post was connecting that factor to cricket with multiple examples of unfairness done to cricketers because of their lower caste. However if derails the thread then i would avoid expanding on my points.
 
Slim said:
Terrible terrible squad. Somehow indian selectors and team management always manage succesfully to botch their squad selection.

You cannot keep on selecting Chahal, Jadeja and expect different results, thats insanity.

Not selecting top talents like Rinku is an absolute travesty. One could have the caste angle, since its a big thing in india and Rinku is a lower caste player. Jaiswal is also a shudra but got selected (maybe because they couldnt justify keeping him out) however since casteism is deeply ingrained in Indian society i wouldnt eliminate that as a factor.

Players like Abhishek and Natranjan who one could take a gamble on also miss the boat as well. Always playing safe, non imaginative pathetic approach from Agarkar and Rohit.

Pant is a great bat but his t20I record is terrible (SR of 125) over a sample size of 66 match, which is substantial.

Bishnoi misses the boat again, does Rohit have some personal issue with him?
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The only logic for exclusion of Rinku is BCCI selectors went with safety first approach. They had only one place for a new guy in lower order that went to Dube due to his good form in IPL and that he could bowl an over or two when needed.
 
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Sunil Gavaskar backs Hardik Pandya to excel at the ICC T20I World Cup 2024. He said this while speaking to a local Indian media outlet:

"There's a big difference between playing for your country and playing in the IPL. Playing for your country just brings out a different energy in every player and Hardik will be a different player. He has had to face a lot of issues in this tournament."

"He has handled it quite well. So, when he goes overseas and plays for India, he will be in a completely different frame of mind. And that's going to be a much more positive frame of mind than what we have seen in this tournament. So Hardik will make good contributions with both bat and ball in the World Cup."
 
Jasprit Bumrah ranked 100th in the T20I bowling rankings. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are ranked 47th and 51st respectively in T20I batting rankings.
 
Slim said:
Tbf caste is an essential aspect of Indian society which is usually overlooked by non indians when discussing matters related to India. I can understand why you think this way since caste does not come into our consideration set. My original post was connecting that factor to cricket with multiple examples of unfairness done to cricketers because of their lower caste. However if derails the thread then i would avoid expanding on my points.
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BCCI and Cricket is one place where Caste and Religion does not matter.

I know some are trying to give this a caste twist. But the reality is, it is all about brand cricket in India. Rohit and Kohli are a brand. They simply cannot be dropped just like MSD was between 2014-2019. They have to go away by themselves. Even senior retired players like Gavaskar, Shastri say that players like Rohit and Kohli have earned the right to decide when to quit rather than BCCI dropping them.

If you look at the team, it is a mix of so many castes. As for lower caste people of the team..
SKY - OBC
Samson - Dalit Christian
Siraj - Muslim
Arshdeep - Sikh
Axar - Patel Caste
Bumrah - Sikh
Kuldeep - OBC
Chahal - Jat


Upper Caste
Rohit/Pant/Hardik/Dube are Brahmin.
Jadeja is Rajput
Jaiswal is Vyshya caste.
Kohli is Khatri

It seems Rinku Sigh is Lodhi Rajput from UP. So the caste angle fails there. People can come up with conspiracy theories about selections. But the fact is, BCCI is all about money and big names which bring viewerships. They don't care about winning which was quite evident for the past decade. They keep persisting the same tried tested failure of a selection policy. 5 batsmen who cannot bowl, 5 bowlers who cannot bat and a timid keeper batsman playing wrong format.
 
I'm not feeling particularly confident about India's squad and their chances this time around.
 
Rohit Sharma explains rationale behind India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad selection

The India captain and chief selector discussed the omission of Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh from the 15-member squad, among other decisions.

India named their 15-member squad and four travelling reserves for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 this week and skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed a press conference to reveal the thinking behind the selection choices made.

While most of India's squad picked itself, there were a few surprising calls, with the omission of Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh prominent among them.

Calling it one of the "toughest decisions" the selectors had to make, Agarkar explained that the duo had done "nothing wrong" and the choice was due to combinations that the team wanted.

India announce squad for Men's T20 World Cup 2024
"It [Rinku Singh's omission from the first 15] is probably the toughest thing we have had to discuss," Agarkar said.

"He has done nothing wrong, not even Shubman Gill for that matter. It’s about combinations. There are a couple of wrist spinners included to give Rohit more options. It’s just unfortunate. He's in the reserves, so that tells you how close he came to being in the 15.

"But at the end of the day you can only pick 15 players in the squad."

Source: ICC
 
The Bald Eagle said:
Rohit Sharma explains rationale behind India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad selection

The India captain and chief selector discussed the omission of Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh from the 15-member squad, among other decisions.

India named their 15-member squad and four travelling reserves for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 this week and skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed a press conference to reveal the thinking behind the selection choices made.

While most of India's squad picked itself, there were a few surprising calls, with the omission of Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh prominent among them.

Calling it one of the "toughest decisions" the selectors had to make, Agarkar explained that the duo had done "nothing wrong" and the choice was due to combinations that the team wanted.

India announce squad for Men's T20 World Cup 2024
"It [Rinku Singh's omission from the first 15] is probably the toughest thing we have had to discuss," Agarkar said.

"He has done nothing wrong, not even Shubman Gill for that matter. It’s about combinations. There are a couple of wrist spinners included to give Rohit more options. It’s just unfortunate. He's in the reserves, so that tells you how close he came to being in the 15.

"But at the end of the day you can only pick 15 players in the squad."

Source: ICC
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What combination he is talking about? Picking similar players in the form of Axar and Jaddu? :genius
 
TBH I think this is their biggest chance since 2016 T20 WC. Pitches here suits India the most. I understand Sharma and Kohli might not be the player they were once, but their bowling is pretty good. I think this time their bowling will help them win the WC.
 
The best India could do with the above squad is
Rohit
Jaiswal
Kohli
SKY
Samson/Pant
Dube
Hardik
Jaddu
Kuldeep
Arshdeep
Bumrah

5th bowler duties must be between Hardik and Dube.

If India drops Dube and plays Chahal, the tail will be too long and India will go into super defensive mode if they lose 2 or 3 wickets in power play. Exactly what happened in the WC 2023 finals.

India should select team that can score 200 consistently. Bowlers are good enough to defend it on slow pitches with Kuldeep and Jaddu as spinners.

Only weak link is the 5th bowler in Hardik and Dube. Most teams have that issue. Teams like England and Australia do not compromise on their batting fire power over a weak 5th bowler.
 
Rohit preferred sky over Samson and sky costed the wc.but rohit was not answerable and responsible for the damning loss.Again rohit picks chahal foolishly over rinku and supports his decision by saying games starts at early morning (knowing chahal won't be the 3rd spinner in any team due to his atrocious capability in other departments).
 
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First time in my life I m less interested in wc .Being watching wc since 1996.This time also same story will repeat either aus or westindies may win
 
Whatever combo they choose for the XI, there will be no one who knows how to bat among the bowlers. This will be an excuse for seniors to play safe. Anything above 180, Jaiswal and Sanju have to perform well..
 

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'Why do Tamil Nadu cricketers have to perform double time...': BCCI accused of T20WC selection bias over Natarajan snub'Why do Tamil Nadu cricketers have to perform double time...': BCCI accused of T20WC selection bias over Natarajan snub​


After much debate and discussion among the veteran cricketers and experts, BCCI on Tuesday announced the 15-member squad for the impending T20 World Cup, which will begin from June 1 onwards in the USA and the West Indies. While the outrage among the Indian cricket fraternity remained around the exclusion of Rinku Singh, who was slotted into the reserves list, a former India cricket accused BCCI of selection bias over not picking fast bowler T Natarajan for the World Cup.

One of the major selection headaches for India pertained to picking Jasprit Bumrah's allies in the pace department. With frontrunners Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj struggling in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, Natarajan emerged as among the names selectors could look at, given his stellar run in the tournament for Sunrisers Hyderabad, both with the old and new ball. In fact, the left-armer is currently the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2024 with 15 scalps in just eight games at an economy rate of 8.96. and a strike rate of only 12.8.

With the 33-year-old ignored by the selectors for the T20 World Cup, former India cricketer Subramaniam Badrinath accused BCCI of selection bias saying that players from Tamil Nadu always have to give double efforts compared to players from other regions to crack into the Indian team.

“Why do some Cricketers from Tamil Nadu have to perform double time more to get into? They are not getting the extra backing. T. Natarajan should definitely be included in the Indian team for the World Cup,” he said on Star Sports.

Speaking to Jio Cinema on Thursday, former Australia cricketer Shane Watson too expressed surprise over Natarajan's absence from the India World Cup squad.

He said: "His ability to put that yorker in, his variations of speed when he needs to bowl that, it's something he continues to produce over and over again. That's why I was surprised that he wasn't in the Indian T20 squad because of his consistency of performances, especially when he's bowling in crucial times of the game when batters are going strong. He's someone that everyone in Indian and world cricket is really happy when he's doing well.”

Overall, Natarajan played just seven international matches for India, the last being in January 2021, before being sidelined with injuries, following which he struggled to make it back into the national team.

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'Why do Tamil Nadu cricketers have to perform double time...': BCCI accused of T20WC selection bias over Natarajan snub

Natarajan is currently the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2024 with 15 scalps in just eight games at an economy rate of 8.96. and a strike rate of only 12.8.
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‘From Long Island to small island’ – Ravi Shastri picks out two players key to India’s T20 World Cup hopes

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri picks out two left-handed big-hitters as key to the side’s title hopes at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Ravi Shastri, the former India head coach, has picked out two players set to debut at senior ICC events for India – Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube – as key to the team’s hopes in the Caribbean and USA for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 in June.

Jaiswal and Dube were named in India’s 15-member squad for the tournament beginning next month. While the former was in top form in the ICC World Test Championship series against England with a record tally of runs, Dube has smashed 26 sixes in 11 matches in the ongoing IPL and is in top form with the bat.

“The two gentlemen you've got to watch out for, and both are left-handers, both playing their first World Cup,” Shastri told ICC.

“One is [Yashasvi] Jaiswal. We know a lot about him, he did extremely well against England, explosive at the top of the order, left-hander, he's young, he's fearless and he'll play shots.”

Shastri went on to pick Dube as another player to watch out for from the Indian squad.

“But there's someone in the middle order, please watch out for [him], because he is explosive, he's devastating and he's a match-winner. He hits sixes for fun, and when it comes to spin bowling, he can kill you,” Shastri said.

“He'll park a few balls out of Long Island into the small island, he's that kind of a player. He hits it big, he hits it long, and like I said, against spin, he could kill you.

“Even against the fast bowlers, he's worked out his game, he's understood the way to play and I think he holds the key at that number five, number six position because if you're on the doldrums, you want someone to change it in 20-25 balls, he's the player to go to.”

Dube has struck at a rate of 170.73 in IPL 2024 while also averaging over 40 for his 350 runs in 11 IPL games this year.

The left-hander was singled out for huge praise by Shastri, who thinks that Dube’s big-hitting could unlock big totals for India in the competition.

“His strike rate, which will be close to 200 most of the time, will help India immensely in going forward, getting those 190s, 200s that are needed in big competitions, especially like the [T20] World Cup.

“So enjoy it, watch out for this left-hander — he's big, he's strapping, and he hits a long ball.”

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‘From Long Island to small island’ – Ravi Shastri picks out two players key to India’s T20 World Cup hopes

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri picks out two left-handed big-hitters as key to the side’s title hopes at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
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Speaking to a local sports channel, Gautam Gambhir discussed the qualities of both Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant, emphasizing their batting prowess:

“Both have equal quality. Sanju has amazing quality, and even Rishabh has amazing quality. If I had to pick, I’d probably pick Rishabh Pant because he is a natural middle-order batter. Sanju, if you see in IPL, he has batted at number three. Rishabh has batted at number five, six, and seven I think.”

“Looking at Team India’s combination, we need the wicketkeeper in that position and not in the top order. So I’d start with Rishabh Pant. Plus, he is a left-hander in the middle-order, which gives you a left-hand-right-hand combination.”

“But again, if they see that Sanju can score more runs at number six or seven, they could go with him as well.”

“I don’t think so. I think only one out of those two will play, and whoever plays, the team management should back him. If Rishabh Pant or Sanju Samson do not perform in one or two matches, do not criticize them or say that replace them. Whoever plays, I think we should back that player.”
 
Vikram1989 said:
Rohit preferred sky over Samson and sky costed the wc.but rohit was not answerable and responsible for the damning loss.Again rohit picks chahal foolishly over rinku and supports his decision by saying games starts at early morning (knowing chahal won't be the 3rd spinner in any team due to his atrocious capability in other departments).
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Chahal is a liability period. How rinku is not picked is a mystery. Rohit is done in t20s and should not have been picked. Another t20wc gone for Ind with these outdated seniors in the team
 
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