Sanjay Manjrekar's selection of 15-man India squad for T20 World Cup 2024 is bound to spark debates and controversies. Notably, the exclusion of stalwarts like Virat Kohli, along with Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya, from his 15-man T20 WC squad has raised eyebrows within the cricketing community.
In a team selection episode with Star Sports, Manjrekar chose to exclude several star players like Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube, who are considered strong contenders for a spot in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad.
Sanjay Manjrekar's controversial decision to axe Virat Kohli from his 15-man squad is generating buzz, especially considering Kohli's remarkable performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Despite leading the run charts and holding the Orange Cap with an impressive tally of 430 runs from 9 matches, the RCB legend finds himself left out of Manjrekar's India squad for T20 World Cup 2024.
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Ahead of T20 World Cup 2024, notable former cricketers including Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, and Ambati Rayudu have each unveiled their respective 15-man squads for the marquee ICC tournament. However, none of them made the bold move of excluding the iconic figure of Indian cricket, Virat Kohli, from their selections.
Sanjay Manjrekar's India squad reshuffles the batting order, assigning Rajasthan Royals' skipper Sanju Samson to the pivotal number 3 position instead of Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill assume their usual roles of openers.
Sanjay Manjrekar's India squad for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav.