Delhi: With the increasing popularity of cricket, every year many talented cricketers from different states of India compete for a place in the national team. They also give a message to the selectors by performing brilliantly in important tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL). In such a situation, Team India will have to select its strong playing eleven for the T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in West Indies and United States of America (UAE) this year.

Although the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) did not make much changes in the 15-member Indian team released for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Rinku Singh, the powerful batsman who has won everyone's heart as a finisher in international cricket in recent times, has been included in the list. Was kept out of this team. At present, many cricket experts and fans are not able to accept this decision of BCCI. Apart from this, veteran wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has also been dropped from the team. In such a situation, after the selection of the 15-member team, Indian captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar answered the questions of journalists in the press conference today.

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Agarkar expressed his opinion on KL Rahul not getting a place in the T20 World Cup team. He said, “KL Rahul is opening in the IPL. We were mainly looking for a middle-order batsman. We felt that Sanju Samson and Rishabh Panth were better suits for the team. Samson can bat anywhere in the batting order, so here the need of the team is more important than a good cricketer.”

Who will open?

Captain Rohit Sharma said that all options are open in the T20 World Cup. The decision will be taken after looking at the pitch. Rohit said that the combination of playing eleven will also be decided after seeing the pitch. According to Hitman, the top order is set, but he wants the players in the middle order to bat freely instead of worrying about getting out.

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The Indian team for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is as follows –

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shivam Dubey.

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