New Delhi. IPL 2024 is moving towards its last stage and in a few days the picture of the playoffs will also become clear. But before the playoffs, there is one more thing due to which this tournament is in discussion and that is T20 World Cup. In a day or two, all the teams will declare their squads of 15 players for the T20 World Cup to be held in June this year. Do you know that at least 5 captains playing IPL will not be seen playing in this T20 World Cup. That means, the 5 cricketers who are captaining in IPL do not have the capability to play for their national team. Most of them are Indian cricketers. Come, let us talk about those cricketers.
Work will not be done even if Iyer's form returns
Kolkata Knight Riders are performing well in IPL 2024. But the condition of its captain Shreyas Iyer is bad. Iyer has been able to score only 218 runs in 8 matches, in which there is only one half-century. Iyer's strike rate is also less than 140. In such a situation, there seems to be no place for him in the T20 World Cup team.
KL Rahul lags behind Pant-Samson
KL Rahul has played ODI World Cup as a wicketkeeper batsman for India. But he would hardly be able to make a place in the T20 World Cup team. At least 4-5 wicketkeeper batsmen are in the race for the Indian T20 team. These include Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Dinesh Karthik. There is a possibility of selecting maximum 2 specialist wicketkeeper batsmen in the Indian team. At present, Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are leading in this race. Incidentally, Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are also the captains of their teams in the IPL. Sanju Samson has scored 385 runs in 9 matches while captaining Rajasthan Royals. Delhi Capitals captain Pant has scored 371 runs in 10 matches. KL Rahul has also performed well while captaining Lucknow Supergiants. He has scored 378 runs in 9 matches. But KL Rahul (144.27) is behind Sanju Samson (161.08) and Rishabh Pant (161.08) in terms of strike rate.
Clash between Rituraj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill
Like KL Rahul, Shubman Gill was also a part of the Indian team in last year's ODI World Cup. But they are facing tough competition for the T20 World Cup team. Especially the form of Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is a problem for Gill. Both these cricketers can also open and have also been playing at number three. If we look at the performance so far in IPL 2024, Ruturaj is at second place in the Orange Cap race, while Gill is at 13th place. Rituraj has scored 447 runs in 9 matches. Gill has scored 320 runs in 10 matches. Gaikwad is in a better position than Gill in strike rate and its importance in T20 cricket is not hidden. If the selectors do not give priority to Gill's experience and only look at form, then Gaikwad has the upper hand. Whatever the case, only one of these players will be selected in the World Cup team, the other will sit out.
Dhawan is no longer the selector's favorite
Shikhar Dhawan, who was made the captain of Punjab Kings, could captain only a few matches in IPL 2024. After this he had to leave the field due to injury. Shikhar Dhawan has not been the favorite of the Indian selectors for the last 2 years. His place in Team India has been taken by youngsters like Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal. This time also there is no hope of Shikhar Dhawan being selected in the T20 World Cup. There is a possibility that captain Rohit Sharma will open with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Faf du Plessis has retired
Faf du Plessis, who was captaining Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL, has retired from international cricket. Obviously now he will not play for South Africa again. There is no place for him in the T20 World Cup team. Anyway, Du Plessis's form is such that even if he had not retired, he would hardly have got a place in the national team. Faf has scored 288 runs in 10 matches in IPL 2024. His name is at number 19 in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs.
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5 captains will get place in national teams
There are also 5 such captains in IPL, who will be seen playing the World Cup with their national team. Pat Cummins, who is captaining Sunrisers Hyderabad, is the captain of the Australian team. Apart from these, the claim of Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson is strong. Either one of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill can make a place in the Indian team.
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first published : April 29, 2024, 08:42 IST
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