The Indian cricket team has announced its 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 on April 30. So, Indian team’s experienced wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has not been able to make a place in this team.

After this, there was a lot of discussion in the cricket world regarding Rahul’s selection. Many former cricketers said that Rahul should have been selected in Team India. However, now a big statement from BCCI Chairman of Selectors Ajit Agarkar has come out regarding the non-selection of KL Rahul. Agarkar has explained why Rahul has not been selected for the T20 World Cup.

Ajit Agarkar gave a big statement

Let us tell you that today on May 2, before the T20 World Cup, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma and Chairman of Selectors Ajit Agarkar were seen holding a press conference at the BCCI headquarters. In this conference, Agarkar said about KL Rahul-

KL Rahul is seen opening in the ongoing IPL 2024. We were looking for a middle order option during team selection. So, we felt Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant were suitable for this. Samson can bat anywhere in the lineup. The selection was just about what we needed, not about who was better.

On the other hand, if we give you information about T20 World Cup 2024, this time this tournament is going to start jointly hosted by West Indies and USA. The first match will be played between USA and Canada on June 2. So India will start its campaign with the match against Ireland on June 5.

Indian team squad for T20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal. , Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Reserve players: Shubhman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed, Avesh Khan.