T20 World Cup: Will Kohli and Rohit Lead India's Charge Again?

As India focus turns to the already started Indian Premier League (IPL), fans all over the country start to watch it. This season, the stakes will also be bigger than ever, as the T20 World Cup will be played in West Indies and USA in the short term after the IPL.

In the last T20 World Cup that was played in 2022, India won their group stage, impressively beating 4 out of 5 teams. They were qualified for the semifinal. Nevertheless, this team fell short losing to the champion English side in their first post-match game via a humiliating 10 wicket margin when the opening pair of Alex Hales and Jos Buttler consolidated the game via 170 runs stand.

Rohit Sharma is named the skipper of the Indian team for the upcoming year. Along with Mumbai Indians teammate Suryakumar Yadav who also booked his place in the team. Speedster Jasprit Bumrah was out of the last competition with an injury, but he is going to be a high-percentage player if found fit.

Arshdeep Singh, has played in the 25 of the 28 India t20s since the T20 World Cup so there is a great chance he is going to be selected in the team. Another well-rounded Axar Patel will necessarily be in the squad but not likely starting on the XI.

Probable order for T20 World Cup 2024 India's squad:

Opening Batsmen:

• Yashasvi Jaiswal, the opener, may begin with Rohit Sharma because to his outstanding performance over the past 18 months,
• but Shubman Gill will probably be his rival. However, Jaiswal has had a terrible IPL start, thus Gill could be the clear pick to start the innings.
• Virat Kohli may come in at number three if he keeps up his current IPL performance. Having already reached a century, Kohli appears to be in fantastic health.

Middle-order batsmen:

• With his outstanding performances for India and the Kolkata Knight Riders, Rinku Singh may possibly merit a berth in the middle order.
• Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav are near lockdowns. But the latter's dismal performance in the 2024 IPL has raised some questions.
• Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, and Shivam Dube are among the contenders vying for the same position.
• Riyan Parag, who is enjoying a terrific season with the Rajasthan Royals, is one unexpected selection among the candidates.

Fast bowlers:

Shami who is going for the surgery will not be good to go in time as we might have Siraj who can substitute Bumrah. Nevertheless, as Siraj has been doing poorly in excess of his CSK performance, it is a trouble.

Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar are all likely to join the pace bowling ranks. Avesh Khan has performed well, in RR (Rajasthan Royals). Yet another maze could be LSG's Mayank Yadav. On the other hand, his present injury is going to deflate the cry, that aims at making him part of the team.

Spin bowlers:

The trails spinner position is probably to be handed to Kuldeep Yadav and Jadeja is surely to be in the team. Kuldeep's injury, therefore, can be deemed as a little bit of a speedbump.

Yuzvendra Chahal has been out of the unit completely, but he has played well in IPL 2024. Apart from this Patel, also should find a place in the team, and with the ball in his grip, his batting performance may even put him ahead of Jadeja in the playing order.

Wicket-keepers:

Captaining the Indian team of the wickets is no mean feat. KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan and Dinesh Karthik are among the favourites.

It is an understatement to say that Kishan's prospects did not look good at all when he was omitted from the BCCI's central contract two weeks ago. Nonetheless, his scintillating starts at the beginning for MI might end in him being selected.

Take Pant into consideration who is now in his best form and fitness and may just walk into the team. Sanju Samson is another contender for the selection into the Indian team. Nevertheless, Pant appears to have won the election. Considering that KL Rahul may find it hard to find a place in the team.

Table of Probable India Squad T20 world cup 2024: