After recovering from a serious car crash, Rishabh Pant has been selected to the Indian cricket team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Despite concerns about his lack of recent professional outings, the selectors have shown faith in Pant, who has a strong record in T20 internationals with 987 runs in 66 matches.
Joining Pant on the squad is Rohit Sharma, who will lead the team in their pursuit of a second T20 World Cup title, with Hardik Pandya as his deputy. The team also includes power-hitter Rinku Singh as one of the four reserve players. However, opener Shubman Gill will not be part of the main squad as selectors have opted for Yashasvi Jaiswal as Rohit’s opening partner.
The team boasts a strong bowling attack led by pace bowlers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Arshdeep Singh, supported by spinners Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel. India made the semifinals of the T20 World Cup two years ago in Australia and will begin their campaign this year against Ireland in Group A, followed by a highly-anticipated match against arch-rivals Pakistan. The squad is led by Rohit Sharma and also includes Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube among others. The reserves include Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh