BCCI’s Senior Selection Committee pick India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be host in the West Indies and USA. India will begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland on 5th June, 2024 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York.
After that India will play against Pakistan on 9th June, 2024 at the same venue.
India will then play USA and Canada on 12th and 15th June 2024 respectively.
KL Rahul has not pick by committee while Yuzvendra Chahal will be making a comeback.
Rohit Sharma will lead the Indian cricket team with Hardik Pandya will be the vice-captain.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal has include as the opening option while Shivam Dube has get reward for his brilliant form in the IPL 2024.
Arshdeep Singh has add to the pace department with Mohammed Siraj and Jasprit Bumrah.
Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson are the wicket-keeping and Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja are the all-rounders.
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav will be the specialist batters.
Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh were also major exclusions from the 15-member squad but both cricketers were include in the reserve list.
Fast bowlers Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan also gets a place in the reserve list and they can find a place in case of an injury or a change in strategy.
This will also be the first international competition for Rishabh Pant who has been missing in action since his car accident in 2022.
The wicket-keeper batter has perform well in the IPL 2024 till now and his show for Delhi Capitals has earn him a spot in the T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
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India’s Squad for T20 World Cup 2024
- Rohit Sharma (C),
- Hardik Pandya (VC),
- Yashasvi Jaiswal,
- Virat Kohli,
- Suryakumar Yadav,
- Rishabh Pant,
- Sanju Samson,
- Shivam Dube,
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Axar Patel,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Yuzvendra Chahal,
- Arshdeep Singh,
- Mohammed Siraj,
- Jasprit Bumrah.
Reserves
- Shubman Gill,
- Rinku Singh,
- Khaleel Ahmed,
- Avesh Khan
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 – India’s Fixtures (Group A matches)
Date & Day | Match | Venue |
5th-June-2024 (Wednesday) | India vs Ireland | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
9th-June-2024 (Sunday) | India vs Pakistan | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
12th-June-2024 (Wednesday) | USA vs India | Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York |
15th-June-2024 (Saturday) | India vs Canada | Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill |
As Captain Rohit Sharma, and Chairman of Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar will address a press conference on 2nd May 2024 at 4 pm in Mumbai, BCCI said.