T20 World Cup: Apart from the 15-man squad, the Indian selectors have also picked four standby players. These include the names of veterans Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, and Ravi Bishnoi. The fans of Team India are angry due to not being selected by many players.
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T20 World Cup India Squad: Many such players were not given a place, and the fans expressed their displeasure
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the team for the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from next month. The selection committee meeting was held on Monday (September 12) to choose the team. The selectors have selected experienced players in the team. In which Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel have returned. Rohit Sharma will be the captain of the team and KL Rahul will be the vice-captain.
15-member team:
Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Four standby players
Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, and Ravi Bishnoi are included. The fans of Team India are angry due to not being selected by many players. He showed his displeasure on social media.
Contenders to be selected in the team who were not selected
Sanju Samson: Samson scored 77 runs in 42 balls against Ireland. Sanju then played an unbeaten 30 and 15 against the West Indies. He drops from the T20 squad after the Windies tour. He scored 458 runs in IPL 2022 and 484 runs in IPL 2021. Due to this, before the team selection, there was talk that Samson would definitely get a place. Rishabh Pant is in poor form and the selection committee will give Samson a chance. However, this did not happen.
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Ishan Kishan: Kishan got a chance to play in only one match in the last World Cup. After that Ishaan scored 418 runs in IPL 2022. Between the T20 World Cup and the IPL, he scored three half-centuries in international T20s. After the IPL, he did not get regular opportunities and was dropped from the team.
Mohammed Shami: Shami has been selected for the home T20 series against Australia and South Africa. At the same time, he will go to the World Cup as a standby player.
Deepak Chahar: Fans expected that Chahar will be kept in the 15-man squad, but he has also been made a standby player like Shami.
Ravi Bishnoi: Ravi Bishnoi, who played one match in the Asia Cup, has also not been selected in the 15-man squad. He bowled brilliantly in the pressure match against Pakistan and took one wicket for 26 runs in four overs.