(Cricket news) JioCinema TATA IPL expert Zaheer Khan shared his picks for India at the Men’s T20 World Cup, 2024. One of Zaheer Khan most interesting call-ups was RCB bowler Yash Dayal, who made his final squad to add a new dimension to India’s pace attack.
“When I talk about Yash Dayal, it’s a floating spot when the 15 are announced because Mohammed Shami will not be available for the tournament. He’s one bowler that if you need someone to bowl up, you have Yash Dayal. If you want a back-end bowler and if Siraj’s form is spotty, he can be used there as well.”
Zaheer Khan also selected Delhi Capitals’ captain Rishabh Pant as the sole wicket-keeper in his squad.
“Rishabh Pant is my only wicket-keeper. I have given more importance to bringing four pace bowlers. You don’t want to sacrifice a fast bowler for another wicketkeeper. You have options like KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, and many want to see Dinesh Karthik. At this point, we can consider Mahendra Singh Dhoni as well because of his strike rate! I think they’ll focus on current players like Samson, KL Rahul, and maybe even Jitesh Sharma. If you’re building a team for a month-long tournament, your traveling reserve can be your wicketkeeper.”
Khan named 16 players in his squad, with the caveat that only one player between Gujarat Titans’ captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals’ opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will be selected as the opener next to Rohit Sharma.
“The toughest decision the selectors will have to make will be choosing one opener out of two terrific options. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, I think only one of them will make it because the thinktank will want flexibility in the team. A player can’t be limited to just one role, they might need to move around the batting order.”
Zaheer Khan’s picks for Team India
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh
All-Rounders: Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
Wicket-Keeper: Rishabh Pant
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal
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