Harbhajan selects India’s team for the 2024 T20 World Cup, leaving out Hardik Pandya and adding Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube
The Indian team for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has been selected by legendary spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was a member of the MS Dhoni-led team that won the T20 World Cup in 2007. Hardik Pandya was not included in Harbhajan’s 15-man roster, but Sanju Samson and Shivam Dube were, along with Mayank Yadav of the Lucknow Super Giants and Yuzvendra Chahal, the standout spinner of the Rajasthan Royals.
Despite being the only bowler in the IPL to capture 200 wickets and the leading wicket-taker in Twenty20 internationals for India, Chahal has not yet represented his country in the T20 World Cup. He was left out of the T20 World Cup 2021 and was not given the opportunity to participate in any of the matches in the megaevent of the shortest format in 2022.
In his squad, which was made public on Thursday, April 25, via Star Sports’ official X Twitter, Harbhajan named Rinku Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and Rohit Sharma as captains. As wicketkeeper-batters, Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson were chosen, while Shivam Dube was favored as the fast-bowling all-round player. The former skipper of the Mumbai Indians selected Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav as two specialist spinners and Ravindra Jadeja as an all-rounder who can bowl spin.
He selected Avesh Khan, Mayank, Arshdeep Singh, and Jasprit Bumrah in the fast-bowling team.
Although Bumrah and Arshdeep have represented India in previous T20 World Cups, Avesh has participated in 20 T20Is and taken 19 wickets. However, Mayank Yadav has not yet made his Men in Blue senior debut.
Axar Patel, Hardik, Mohammed Siraj, Ravi Bishnoi, LSG captain KL Rahul, GT captain Shubman Gill, and Hardik are a few of the elite players Harbhajan passed over for the Indian T20 World Cup 2024 roster.
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav are the members of Harbhajan Singh’s India team for the T20 World Cup 2024.
