India’s T20 World Cup Squad Update: The chairman of the national selection committee and skipper Rohit Sharma will meet informally in the national capital to decide on a possible 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup.
ICC’s deadline for submissions is May 1, so the announcement might happen in Mumbai then.
Agarkar flew into Delhi for Saturday’s IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals so he could discuss the final team with skipper Rohit and get further clarification before sitting with his colleagues.
Some slots will be up for discussion since the majority of the team picks itself. There won’t be many surprises, and Hardik Pandya’s bowling fitness will be the only thing that the selection committee and team management need to convince them of.
There is only one spot for Hardik in the 15 after Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh, while it appears that KL Rahul, one of the favourites of the current coaching dispensation led by Rahul Dravid, has left Sanju Samson far behind.
In the event that the opposition has more left-handers than right-handers, Mumbai Indians batter Tilak Varma might be a good option, since he is a flamboyant southpaw who can also bowl handy off-spin.
As Axar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi are battling for the third spinner’s slot, it cannot be determined how much the possibility of that happening is.
It has been reported that Yuzvendra Chahal, the country’s most skilled white ball wrist spinner, is not a priority choice for an influential member of the coaching staff.
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