Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has picked his India team for the T20 World Cup 2024. Yuzvendra Chahal, who has had the golden touch with the ball in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, could not find a place in the equipment.
Mohammad Kaif picked Yashasvi Jaiswal and captain Rohit Sharma as the two openers in his team for the T20 World Cup 2024. The duo have been in excellent contact with the bat in IPL 2024. While the captain amassed over 300 runs , Jaiswal scored a sensational century in the last over.
Kaif then picked Virat Kohli as the team’s third batsman. The batsman has been in top form in the ongoing IPL for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He is the tournament’s leading run-getter with more than 400 runs to his name and is so far the only batsman in the league to have crossed the 400-run mark in the league.
Suryakumar Yadav also found a place in Mohammad Kaif’s team at number 4. The Mumbai Indians batsman returned to cricket after an injury during the IPL and has been decent with the bat so far, having racked up two half-centuries for Mumbai Indians in the league.
Then, Mohammad Kaif picked Rishabh Pant as the wicketkeeper-batsman of the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024. There have been many debates about the wicketkeeper’s place in the team with KL Rahul and Sanju Samson having excellent weapons as well in the IPL 2024 .
But Rishabh Pant looks by far the best among all. The Delhi Capitals captain has over 340 runs to his name and reports have suggested that the keeper-batsman will be the first-choice wicketkeeper. Mohammad Kaif then picked Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja as three all-rounders.
Along with Axar and Jadeja, Kaif chose Kuldeep Yadav as the third player in the team. He believes that the team should play all three in the XI as the pitching in the United States of America and the Caribbean is slow and also stated that India should have batted as high as 8 in the tournament.
Mohammad Kaif went on to elect Sandeep Sharma, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh and KL Rahul as the other four players in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024. All the players have had sensational touch in the IPL and are one of the main reasons behind the victory of his team. success in the league.
According to Mohammad Kaif, India should also have three reserve players – Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan and Sanju Samson. The Rajasthan Royals spinner’s omission from the team came as a surprise as the spinner has been nothing short of exceptional in the IPL.
Yuzvendra Chahal is the joint leading wicket-taker in IPL 2024. The player has been extremely unlucky as he also missed out on the team from the last two World Cups.
Mohammad Kaif names his Indian team for the 2024 T20 World Cup
Here is Mohammad Kaif’s Indian team for the 2024 T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, KL Rahul (week).
Bookings: Sanju Samson, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal
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