T20 World Cup 2024: Unpacking Team India's STRONGEST Playing XI

Indian Cricket has touched down in New York City as y are ramping up ir preparations for T20 World Cup 2024 set to be hosted in USA and West Indies. Rohit Sharma is set to le Team India in T20 World Cup for second time and will be hoping to end India's 11 year drought of not winning any ICC trophy. 

Heing into World Cup re are some major question marks over Team India given ir recent history of underwhelming performances at T20 World Cup. 15 member squ for Team India at World Cup suggested a fine balance of experience, explosion and youth.  Before unpacking what is strongest playing eleven for India in T20 World Cup, let's take a look at squ that has travelled to USA. 

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Team India's squ for T20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Based on squ striking factor is that Team India have backed ir spinners heing into tournament as y have selected two offspinners in Ravindra Jeja and Axar Patel and two specialist spinners in Kuldeep Yav and Yuzvendra Chahal.

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Here is strongest playing XI for Team India at T20 World Cup 2024 

Openers - Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal 

Batters - Suryakumar Yav (In at 3), Virat Kohli (In at 4)

Wicket Keeper - Rishabh Pant (In at 5) 

Allrounders - Shivam Dube (In at 6), Hardik Pandya (In at 7), Ravindra Jeja (In at 8)

Bowlers - Jasprit Bumrah (In at 9), Kuldeep Yav (In at 10), Arshdeep Singh (In at 11)

This is side that gives Team India best chances to do well with a solid top order and three solid finishers in Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jeja.  With Dube, Pant and Jaiswal Team India will also have three left handers in ir batting order something which team has lacked over years. ditionally, Rohit Sharma has confirmed that he wants Shivam Dube to bowl in World Cup this allows an extra bowling option to team. 

Team India will play its only World Cup warm up game against Banglesh on 1st June. y will play ir first group stage game at T20 World Cup against Ireland on June 5th and will face arch nemesis Pakistan in marquee fixture of World Cup on June 9th. India will play against hosts USA on 12th June and Cana on 15th June in ir final two games of group stage.