India T20 World Cup squad: Hardik Pandya's place major talking point of selection meeting in Ahmedabad

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: We will be back with the latest updates regarding India's squad announcement for the mega T20 World Cup. Join us tomorrow morning for the updates.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Tilak Varma has also made a strong case for himself in the last couple of matches with impressive knocks under pressure. He can also roll his arms over to give the captain an extra option to bowl a couple of overs. However, it might be too late for him as someone like Rinku Singh might get a nod over him.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Meanwhile, according to a report on PTI, it can be said that one senior member of the coaching staff will certainly go all out to push for KL Rahul inclusion, but many believe that the stylish right-handed batter's approach in T20 cricket remains archaic.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: The second wicketkeeper's slot and all-rounder Hardik Pandya's place in the side will be the two talking points of the selection meeting. The selection committee is keeping a close eye on the IPL 2024 as it has yet to take the final call on the second wicketkeeper's slot and all-rounder Pandya's place on the side. Pandya is expected to get in the final 15 as India have not found any fast-bowling all-rounder in the IPL as Shivam Dube has also not bowled a single ball this season.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: The national selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar will meet BCCI secretary Jay Shah in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to finalise the 15-member squad for the ICC T20 World Cup but the official announcement might happen a day later. The BCCI secretary is the convenor of the senior selection committee (men) and with Shah busy with his political commitments, it is understood that the meeting will be held in Ahmedabad.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Sandeep Sharma has emerged as one of the players who made a strong case for himself with an impressive show in the IPL 2024. The Rajasthan Royals pacer has used his variations well this season, which can be useful for India as well as in the West Indies and USA conditions, where pitches are expected to be slow in nature.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: It is highly likely that both Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube will get picked in the India squad. India needs firepower in the middle-order, which they missed in the last couple of editions, and this time, they have the privilege of having players like Rinku and Dube who can hit big sixes on their will, and they wouldn't look to miss the opportunity to bank on it.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Rishabh Pant has made a sensational return to competitive cricket after the horrific car accident in December 2022. He has been scoring consistently well in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League on his return as Delhi Capitals skipper after missing the last season. With his current form, he has almost become a certainty in India's T20 World Cup squad. According to a report on Cricbuzz, he suggested that he is in the fray of becoming Rohit Sharma's deputy alongside Hardik Pandya. Read Full Story

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: The last few months have not gone well for Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer and now they are almost out of the race for the T20 World Cup squad. The two players lost their annual BCCI contracts a couple of months back and now they are also having a tough time in the ongoing IPL with their batting form.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Rishabh Pant is expected to be the first choice wicketkeeper in the India's squad after his sensational return to competitive cricket in IPL 2024. Samson has 385 runs at a strike rate of 161 including four fifties - his flamboyant stroke-play matched with consistent run-scoring in the tournament. Meanwhile, you can't ignore someone like KL Rahul who has been a consistent performer for India in the last few months.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Ruturaj Gaikwad has put up a strong case for himself for a place in the squad but the there is big traffic jam at the top of the order in Indian team. Being a left-hander Yashavi Jaiswal has a slight advantage in the race for the third opening option in case team management decides to go with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as the openers.

India T20 World Cup Squad Live Updates: Yashasvi Jaiswal has taken a lead over Shubman Gill in the race for the T20 World Cup squad as the latter has not been able to register a big score in IPL this season. On the other hand, after a sluggish start to season, Jaiswal got his mojo back with a century against Mumbai Indians in front of his national team captain Rohit Sharma to give a perfect audition.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: There are few players who are almost certain for India in the T20 World Cup squad. Rohit Sharma has already been confirmed to lead the team, while Virat Kohli has been in imperious form to cement his place. Suryakumar Yadav is an X-factor which Indian team will pick without any shadow of doubt. Jasprit Bumrah  and Kuldeep Yadav are the bowling stars which can enter any team's playing XIs.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: Axar Patel will look to make a final statement in the Indian Premier League match on Monday to make a case for himself in the T20 World Cup. Axar and Ravidra Jadeja are fighting for the same spot in India's squad for T20 World Cup. Both all-rounders have done a decent job in IPL thus far but Jadeja has a slight advantage over Axar at the moment.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: Another star player whose place is in doubts at the moment is Mohammed Siraj - the RCB pacer has been going through a lean patch in the ongoing IPL. Several experts have kept him out of their squad for the T20 World Cup. However, the team management might look to get him for the experience he brings on the table as Mohammed Shami won't be there. 

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India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: India had been eliminated in the semi-final of the 2022 T20 World Cup, losing to eventual champions England by 10 wickets. This is how they had lined up.

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Hooda, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: For Hardik Pandya, the troubles seem to begin off the field. To start with, his sudden move from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians with almost no explanation at all soured his relationship with the fans of the former, a side he had led to the IPL title in their first season and the final in the second. Him replacing Rohit Sharma as MI captain abruptly, coupled with the franchise not allowing questions around details of his contract, turned the fans at the Wankhede against him as well. Moreover, it is as of yet unclear as to how close to full fitness he really is considering the fact that he has looked quite knackered after bowling during games. Pandya has maintained his smile even when entire stadiums would boo him while he would talk but the fact remains that he has looked a shadow of himself this season. This coupled with the fact that he remains quite injury-prone and that the likes of Shivam Dube are knocking on the doors has put serious question marks over his place in the Indian T20 World up squad.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: Yuzvendra Chahal has been out of the Indian setup for a while but he is showcasing just how good he is in the shortest format with the Rajasthan Royals. Chahal has taken 13 wickets in nine matches at an average of 23.53 and has an economy of 9.00. He also became the first bowler to take 200 wickets in the IPL.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: With the Agarkar-led selection committee set to announce India's T20 World Cup squad, fans and experts have been left under plenty of suspense. There will be plenty of hits and misses, with Rohit eyeing glory. The India captain, alongwith Kohli, Bumrah, Suryakumar are expected to be the first names in the list. Meanwhile, Riyan Parag's resurgence won't be ignored. In the pace quartet, Bumrah is expected to be supported by Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar and Arsheep Singh. Mohammed Siraj has been in bad form this season, and could miss out. Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube are the all-rounders likely to be included. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul could be included as wicketkeeper-batters. The spin duo could be Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav, with Yuzvendra Chahal missing out. 

Here's HT's likely Team India squad for T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Riyan Parag, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: It is pretty safe to assume that Rishabh Pant will be India's primary wicketkeeper-batter. The race really is for the role of the backup wicketkeeper and the primary contenders for it are KL Rahul and Sanju Samson.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: This IPL was expected to be just another tournament for Shubman Gill to showcase why he is ready to be a regular for India in all three formats. While he has become an established opener for India in Tests and ODIs owing to sensational performances over the last one and a half years, Gill hadn't quite cemented himself in the T20 squad. This IPL was the chance for him to take that opener's spot for which he was seen as the frontrunner but his indifferent form in his first season as captain of the Gujarat Titans has led to him falling behind in that race. Virat Kohli is now widely backed as Rohit Sharma's opening partner with Yashasvi Jaiswal also seemingly ahead of Gill.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: Virat Kohli has reacted to the criticism regarding his strike rate in the ongoing season of Indian Premier League after scoring a sublime half-century against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. Kohli, who is holding the Orange Cap, breached the 500-run mark this season with his 70-run knock on Sunday evening.

"Not really, I think all the people who talk about strike rates and me not playing spin well are the ones who loves talking about these stuff [numbers]. But for me, it's just about winning games for the team and there's a reason why you do it for 15 years because you have done it day in and day out," Kohli told broadcasters after the match.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has scored 197 runs in nine matches at a strike rate of 151.54 with no half-centuries and picked four wickets at an economy rate of almost 12.

India T20 World Cup squad Live Updates: New Zealand, being the perpetual clean cut teacher's pets, have become the first team to announce the squad for the T20 World Cup.  

Kane Williamson (C), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. Travelling Reserve: Ben Sears