Major Changes in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: Bumrah and Samson In!

India will look forward to breaking the 17-year-old jinx of not winning any T20 World Cup and clinching the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 crown in the ninth attempt. The Men in Blue led by Rohit Sharma have lined up their strategies to outplay the other teams and capture the trophy same like they did in 2007.

India’s T20 World Cup Campaign Kickoff

Opening Match Against Ireland

The T20 World Cup Cricket Tournament chief announced that India will be playing their first match against Ireland on the 5th of June 2024, T20 World Cup New York 2024 at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium New York.

With confidence thriving on their side, India has humbled Ireland in all the seven T20Is played between the two sides.

Squad Changes: Out and In

Players Dropped from 2022 Squad

Again, looking at the 2022 T20 World Cup squad, seven players out of the whole team will not be part of 2024. 

The following notable players have been released: KL Rahul, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, and Harshal Patel. 

While Shami is out due to injury, the others have been axed with an explanation from the selectors being that conditions that have warranted their exclusion have manifested themselves.

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New Additions to the Squad

The Indian Cricket team continues with changes and Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja return to the team after being injured. 

Newcomers are Kuldeep Yadav, Shivam Dube, Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammed Siraj as they have been named in the squad for the first time for a T20 World Cup.

Retained Players from 2022

Key Retained Players

India has retained eight players from the 2022 squad: In<|reserved_special_token_276|>, BCCI has named several of its star players for the SL series, which includes Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal. They have to be of immense value for the Indian campaign.

India’s Squad for T20 World Cup 2024

India has retained eight players from the 2022 squad: R Ishant Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Surya Kumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Aksar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal. 

These players will be a boon to the Indian side and their expertise shall be enriched to judge the performance of India’s matches.

Complete Squad List

India’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 includes:

• Rohit Sharma (C)
• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Virat Kohli
• Suryakumar Yadav
• Rishabh Pant (WK)
• Hardik Pandya
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Axar Patel
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Jasprit Bumrah
• Arshdeep Singh
• Mohammed Siraj
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Sanju Samson
• Shivam Dube

Conclusion

The new Indian T20 cricket team for the second time T20 Cricket World Cup 2024 was also Men in Blue, but this time they came with a new mix-hold of players experienced and newcomers, so that they could put an end to the…and thus ending the trophy drought of seventeen years.

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Top 3 Related FAQs

What are the key changes in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad?

This time the squad has come back with at least two indispensable members along with the dynamics new additions to the list are Kuldeep Yadav and Sanju Samson.

Which players did not make it for the previous T20 World Cup?

Riding high on the Indian legion, tough competition is expected with leading stars belonging to KL Rahul & Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin & Co, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik, Harshal Patel, & Mohammed Shami.

When does India start their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign?

Cricket lovers can expect a great time as the Indian Cricket Team will be initiating from June 05, 2024, against Ireland.