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My World Cup Squad | 2024 T20Is

My Playing XI

1. Rohith Sharma
2. Virat Kohli
3. Surya Kumar Yadav
4. Sanju Samson
5. Rinku Singh
6. Hardik Pandya
7. Axar Patel
8. Kuldeep Yadav
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Mayank Yadav
11. Mohsin Khan

Rest of the Squad

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
2. Yuzvendra Chahal
3. Shivam Dube
4. Arshdeep Singh

Reserves

1. Mohamed Siraj 
2. Ravindra Jadeja 
3. Dinesh Karthick
4. Subhman Gill

Choice of Fast Bowlers

If this is one-day world cup or test-match squad, Bumrah, Shammi and Siraj are automatic picks. But T20s require different skillsets. Shammi is injured and does not boast great T20 record either. 

Bowlers	Inn	Balls	Runs	Eco	SR	Avg
Siraj (I)	10	228	334	8.78	19.0	27.83
Siraj (D)	126	2700	3741	8.31	18.3	25.44
Arshdeep (I)	44	899	1294	8.63	14.5	20.87
Arshdeep (D)	125	2619	3695	8.46	17.0	23.99
Avesh Khan (I)	19	398	618	9.31	20.9	32.52
Avesh Khan (D)	103	2220	3095	8.36	18.1	25.36
Shammi (I)	23	477	711	8.94	19.8	29.62
Shammi (D)	156	3363	4604	8.21	17.7	24.23
Mohsin (D)	48	1008	1198	7.13	15.0	17.88
Mayank Yadav (D)	12	228	241	6.34	12.6	13.38
Deepak Chahar (I)	25	540	747	8.30	17.4	24.09
Deepak Chahar (D)	143	3066	3985	7.79	18.4	24.00

*D - Domestic, *I - International

The above stats clearly indicate most of the Indian fast bowlers leak runs in T20 internationals. It is worth trying Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan. Mayank Yadav has history of injuries. But he has both speed and control. Most importantly he takes crucial wickets.

Choice of Wicket Keepers

Rishab Pant, Sanju Samson and Dinesh Karthick are primary contenders. Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurel were contenders few weeks earlier, but their form and consistency is lacking. Rishab Pant T20 and one-day records are not as spectacular as Test cricket. He has limited range of scoring shots in shorter form of cricket. Sanju Samson has reasonably better ODI record. His international T20 records are not that great. But he seems to have improved. Then we have Dinesh Karthick. Based on team structure, I would prefer Samson.

All-Rounders

We need a fast bowling all-rounder at 6. Hardik Pandya is struggling with both bat and ball. We don't have too many options. Shivam Dube has not bowled much recently. But he pick himself as a batter. 

We need someone like Yuvaraj, Sachin or Shewag, who could bowl spin. But again, we don't have much options. Most of the current top-order batsmen are one-dimensional. We need spin-bowling all-rounder at 7, we have Jadeja. But his batting strike rate in T20s are not ideal. Axar Patel has better T20 credentials than Jadeja. I would pick Axar ahead of Jadeja.