NEW DELHI: The primary focus of Indian cricket currently revolves around the selection of the team for the upcoming
T20 World Cup
, which is scheduled to be held in the USA and West Indies in June.
The T20 World Cup will take place from June 2 to 29 and the BCCI is expected to announce the Indian squad before the end of this month.
But before BCCI makes an official announcement, the former Indian players have picked their squads and sprung surprises by not including star players.
The latest to join the bandwagon is former India all-rounder
Irfan Pathan
who also came up with his squad that features under-fire Mumbai Indians captain
Hardik Pandya
but on one condition.
Pathan emphasized that Pandya's inclusion depends on his bowling fitness, given his undeniable batting prowess. However, the effectiveness of his bowling holds equal significance; if he isn't consistently and effectively bowling, the team's composition warrants a reassessment.
"My squad for the World Cup.
1) Rohit Sharma (C)
2)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
3) Virat Kohli
4) Surya Kumar Yadav
5) Rishabh pant (wk)
6) Shivam Dube
7) Hardik Pandya provided he is bowling regularly
8)Rinku singh
9)Ravindra jadeja
10) Kuldeep Yadav
11)Jasprit Bumrah
12)Arshdeep singh
13)Mohammed Siraj
14)Ravi Bishnoi/Yuzi chahal
15) shubhman gill/ sanju Samson
Travelling reserves. 2 Fast bowlers, wicket keeper, batsman." Pathan posted his squad on X.
Former India batsman Ambati Rayudu, who is among the Star Sports experts panel, also picked his Team India squad for the T20 World Cup that surprisingly includes only one allrounder in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, while also featuring young pace sensation Mayank Yadav who is nursing an injury.
For the middle-order batting slots up for grabs, Rayudu went ahead with the in-form players Riyan Parag and Shivam Dube, while preferring veteran Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant in the wicketkeeper-batsman's role. He also ignored KL Rahul who has been doing well for Lucknow Super Giants in the role of 'keeper-batsman.
Ambati Rayudu's India squad for T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Riyan Parag, Rinku Singh, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav
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