India’s T20 World Cup squad: Harsha Bhogle makes surprise choice, drops ‘dear friend’; check complete team

Bhogle believes determination are lone astir 6 players who prime themselves: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja.

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Bhogle picks Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli arsenic his openers, with Yashasvi Jaiswal arsenic a back-up opener successful lawsuit Kohli comes astatine fig 3. He, however, picks Sanju Samson, “the champion Indian fig 3 batter successful T20 cricket", for that position.

Suryakumar Yadav is the “life of this side", according to Bhogle, who picks him for fig 4. Bhogle picks Shivam Dube next. Dube, according to the cricket expert, has done good for Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Rishabh Pant has “done enough" to beryllium picked, says Bhogle.

Next, Bhogle picks Hardik Pandya arsenic helium “still cannot beryllium replaced successful India".

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“I’m a small disquieted astir his batting form. I think, arsenic helium bowls much and more, Hardik the bowler - I person small uncertainty - volition beryllium acceptable for the T20 World Cup. Because he’s batting astatine 6, he’s got to spell retired and decorativeness games, I’m not definite he’s batting arsenic well," Bhogle says.

Harsha besides plays with the thought of having Surya astatine 3, Hardik astatine 4, Pant astatine 5 and Dube astatine 6. At the aforesaid time, helium mentions that his “dear friend" Dinesh Karthik is not among his choices due to the fact that helium has chosen a wicket-keeper connected apical of the order. Rinku Singh is simply a “casualty of the Impact Sub" rule. KKR are playing him truthful debased successful the batting that cipher knows overmuch astir his batting form, Bhogle says.

Then, helium picks Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel arsenic Jaddu’s replacements since some tin bat. Kuldeep Yadav is picked arsenic a “genuine wicket-taker". 

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Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj are his choices arsenic pacers. Then comes his astonishment choice, Sandeep Sharma, who tin “swing the shot upfront and vessel astatine the tail-end". This prime whitethorn astonishment galore arsenic hardly immoderate different cricket adept has selected Sharma among their probables.

Harsha Bhogle’s T20 World Cup squad

Here's the squad Bhogle picked:

Batsman: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube

Wicket-keeper: Rishabh Pant

All-rounder: Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel

Spinner, Kuldeep Yadav

Pacers: Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Sandeep Sharma

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Published: 28 Apr 2024, 12:34 PM IST