Many key players including Shubman Gill did not get a place in the Indian team's squad for the T20 World Cup, Mohammad Kaif surprised.

 

Indian Team For T20 World Cup 2024: Most of the players are busy preparing for T20 World Cup 2024 through IPL 2024. At the same time, there is a lot of discussion about the Indian squad, which is going to be announced soon. Meanwhile, former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has revealed his favorite Indian team for the T20 World Cup 2024. The surprising thing that came to light was that Kaif has not included any of Shubman Gill, Yuzvendra Chahal and Sanju Samson in his 15-member team.

In Star Sports show Follow the Blues, Mohammad Kaif has selected Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal as the opening pair for the T20 World Cup. After this, he has kept Virat Kohli at number 3 and given a chance to Suryakumar Yadav at number four. At the same time, Rishabh Pant has been placed at number 5 as a wicketkeeper batsman.

Kaif has selected Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel as all-rounders and he expressed hope that Pandya will also bowl. Apart from this, names of Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Arshdeep Singh are also included in it. Kaif selected this team as his playing XI.

After this, he has included Sandeep Sharma, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dubey and KL Rahul as the remaining four players of his squad. At the same time, since it is a long tournament, Kaif has also selected three players as backup. In this he has given place to Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan and Sanju Samson.

Indian team selected by Mohammad Kaif for T20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, KL Rahul, Sandeep Sharma, Shivam Dubey.

Backup players: Sanju Samson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan

It is noteworthy that the T20 World Cup will be co-hosted by USA and West Indies from June 1-29, in which 20 teams will participate in the race to win the title. The Indian team will play its first match in the tournament against Ireland on June 5.