India T20 World Cup Conference LIVE:
Two days after the announcement of the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, today on May 2, captain Rohit Sharma and chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar addressed the media.
During this, he answered questions related to the World Cup team selection. 15-mumbers players were selected for the T20 World Cup, in which the names of Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill are not included. Both have been kept with the team as reserves. The T20 World Cup 2024 will be jointly hosted by the league stage matches in the US.
Captain Rohit Sharma, while giving his first reaction on the team selection, said that discussions about 15 players had started even before the IPL and now the plan cannot be changed from the IPL. At the same time, Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said on KL Rahul not being selected in the Indian squad that KL Rahul is a great batsman, but we needed an option to bat at number five.
Ajit Agarkar told that Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are batting well coming down. Both are batting well in the lower order. KL Rahul is a great batsman, but we needed a batting option at number five. Apart from this, Rohit said about playing under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya in the Mumbai Indians team in IPL 2024 that I have player under the captaincy of others before, so this is not a new thing for me.
Rohit’s statement on the selection of 4 spinners-On India’s bowling combination, Rohit said that he wanted four spinners in the team for the T20 World Cup. He said, “I wanted four spinners and three fast bowlers, Hardik as the fourth fast bowler.”
Why was Rinku Singh left out?
On keeping Rinku Singh out, Ajit Agarkar said that it was difficult to keep Rinku out but an additional bowler was needed. This is the reason why Shivam Dubey was preferred over Rinku.
Shivam Debey: Rohit said about the selection of Shivam Debey that he was selected after seeing his performance in IPL and some matches before that.
🎙️The press conference commences at the BCCI HQ 📍#TeamIndia Captain Rohit Sharma and Mr. Ajit Agarkar, Chairman of Men's Selection Committee are here 🙌#T20WorldCup | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/jwGOuCdgi1
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 2, 2024
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What did the chief selector say on Virat Kohli’s strike rate?
Ajit Agarkar said that there is no discussion about Virat Kohli’s strike rate, he is in great form and there is nothing to worry about.
Why was Hardik Pandya made the vice-captain?
On Hardik Pandya being made the vice-captain, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar said, “There was no discussion on vice-captaincy. He has played all the games so far for Mumbai Indians. We have a month and a little time for our first game. As long as he is fit, there is no alternative to what he can do. He is making a comeback after a long time after injury. We hope he is working on it. He can give a lot of options and balance to Rohit when he bowls.
Indian team for T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Reserve players: Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan.