India captain Rohit Sharma revealed on Wednesday, May 2, that the 15-man squad selected for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 was "more or less settled" before the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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The BCCI on Tuesday announced the 15 names that will fly to the Americas as part of the Indian squad for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
The squad was filled with experience, with Rohit set to lead the side. Virat Kohli was named in the squad, as were the likes of Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, and Suryakumar Yadav. Yuzvendra Chahal made a comeback, while Rishabh Pant earned his first recall since the horrific car accident in December 2022.
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What did Rohit Sharma and Ajit Agarkar say about India's squad for 2024 T20 World Cup?
First, chief selector Ajit Agarkar mentioned that they had been planning the squad for the 2024 T20 World for a few months.
It's a little bit of a challenge, but we try and plan [the squad] before the IPL starts. You have a fair idea of what you're looking for. Of course you keep track of what's happening in the IPL, the fitness of the player, their performances. But 3-4 weeks of good cricket doesn't change our thinking.
Then, Rohit expanded on Agarkar's statements and spoke about how India didn't play much T20I cricket leading to the T20 World Cup, while also acknowledging that they had " planned 70-80% of the squad" before IPL 2024 began.
A lot of the ICC events that we played recently, we were fortunate to play Asia Cup that year. Like Ajit said, we started talking about combinations, playing XI, pitches in West Indies. YOu sort of make your playing XI in your mind and try and work around it.
A lot of these guys have been playing this format for a while. They aren't new. They are playing IPL and they have played international cricket too. Our squad was more or less settled before the IPL. In IPL, any player can come in and score a hundred or take five wickets. We were clear about the core of the squad, had planned 70-80% prior to the IPL.
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