T20 Mens Cricket World Cup 2024 – India

My possible 1st Pick Shortlist for Indian Team for T20 WC…

Batters –

1. ⁠Rohit Sharma – Opener
2. ⁠Yashasvi Jaiswal – Opener
3. ⁠Virat Kohli –
4. ⁠Suryakumar Yadav
5. ⁠Shubhman Gill
6. ⁠Rinku Singh

Wicket-keepers (Both by far exceed anyone else…incl KL Rahul) –

1. ⁠Rishabh Pant – Excellent Keeper Batter
2. ⁠Sanju Samson – Leadership Experience, Cool Calm Head on Shoulders, Excellent Keeper Batter

*And we need a backup keeper, just in case (God forbid), Pant gets injured…what with his accident, surgery, long recovery and the grueling IPL season.

Allrounders –

1. ⁠Shivam Dube
2. ⁠Axar Patel
3. ⁠Ravinder Jadeja

*Hardik Pandya – Include only if retained as Captain, Else not in my team. ZERO Rating for Batter-Bowler Performance & Leadership Maturity

Bowlers –

1. ⁠Yujvendra Chahal – definitely in
2. ⁠Kuldeep Yadav – definitely in
3. ⁠Jasprit Bumrah – definitely in
4. ⁠Mohd. Siraj – definitely in
5. ⁠Sandeep Sharma – Good Pace variation, will help in US conditions
6. ⁠Mayank Yadav – Excellent Pace, will help in US conditions
7. ⁠T. Natarajan – Bowls YORKERS at will, Good Pace variation, will help in US conditions

Addendum – Having stated my opinion, KNOWING THERE IS A COTERIE/GROUPISM Existing in the Indian Team….Sr. Players WILL BANK FOR KL Rahul’s selection!

There will be lot of Pressure on Selection Committee, from all sectors….incl Suneil Shetty!

And Rahul will be selected! Which will be VERY VERY SAD & UNFORTUNATE FOR LOT OF MORE DESERVING PLAYERS….IMHO!!!