Team India is all set to name a few fresh faces in the T20I contingent ahead of the five-match series against the West Indies. India will look to bring some fearless in the team under the leadership of Hardik Pandya to groom them for the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Indian Premier League has been the perfect platform for many young Indian cricketers to break into the Indian side and the IPL 2023 has unearthed a few youngsters who can make it into the Indian side for the forthcoming series as they will look to develop players for the forthcoming series.
Here Let’s Have a look at the India T20 Squad If Format-Wise Squad Split Happens In Indian Cricket.
1. Openers – Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, And Ruturaj Gaikwad
Shubman Gill has slammed 851 runs at an average of 60.79 and a strike rate of 156.43. The 23-year-old has three tons and four half-centuries to his name this season, as he scored his three centuries in the last four games of the IPL would be primary for India going into the West Indies tour and Yashasvi Jaiswal has a revelation in IPL 202 as he scored 625 runs in 14 matches at an average of 48.08 and has hit five half-centuries and one century in the season.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been a standout performer for their side in this edition of IPL 2023 setting up the right platform for the middle-order batters can be crucial for Men in Blue in the future series, as he could look to do well for the Indian team in the highest level.
2. Middle Order Batters – Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh
Mumbai Indians 360-degree batter Suryakumar Yadav, who has done exceptionally well in the middle and death overs for the five-time champions in IPL 2023 and right-handed batter was brilliant for the Indian team in T20 cricket throughout 2022 and would be a crucial player for the Indian team going into 2024 T20 World Cup.
Tilak Varma was one of the most impressive uncapped cricketers in the country as he performed exceedingly well for the five-time champions. Rinku Singh has scored 474 runs in 14 matches at an average of 59.25 and a strike rate of 149.52, with four half-centuries most importantly finishing the games for his side in the impossible situations.
3. Wicket-keepers – Jitesh Sharma And Ishan Kishan
Jitesh Sharma has impressed everyone with his hard-hitting batting and finishing abilities and has also been impressed with his work behind the stumps for Punjab Kings and Vidarbha. The 29-year-old was part of the India T20 squad in the previous two series but could not make his debut for the Men in Blue, has once again proved his worth in IPL 2023.
Ishan Kishan can perfect backup to Jitesh Sharma, as he showed bat anywhere in the batting order, the left-handed batter had a reasonable outing with the bat for the Mumbai Indians scoring 454 runs from 15 games at an impressive strike rate of 142.76.
4. All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya (C), Ravindra Jadeja, And Axar Patel
The Men in Blue have performed well in T20 cricket over the last two years and it was largely due to the balance in the team with all-rounder in the team. Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja will be crucial for the team’s chance going forward in T20 cricket. The Right-handed all-rounder would certainly lead the Indians going forward in the forthcoming series.
Ravindra Jadeja And Axar Patel can be spin bowling all-rounders in the team, as they performed brilliantly well in the shorter format of the game for their franchise in IPL 2023 and would look to continue their fine form going into the crucial white ball season.
5. Spinner – Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal had some memorable memory in the IPL 2023 as he surpassed the legendary Dwayne Bravo to become the highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL. The Indian star spinner now has 187 wickets in the Indian Premier League under his belt and can be a vital player for the Indian team going forward being dropped from the playing 11 during the 2022 T20 World Cup.
6. Fast Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj And Mohsin Khan
Jasprit Bumrah will once again return to the Indian side following his long-laying injury as the Indian speedster is slated to make a comeback through the Ireland T2o series and the primary Indian pacer has been supported by Mohammed Siraj and Mohsin Khan going into the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Mohammed Siraj has impressed everyone with his ability to make a difference irrespective of the conditions. The Hyderabad-born pacer had breathed fire with the new ball in the league stage picking up important wickets in the powerplay.
Mohsin Khan has shown the ability to contain the batsmen in the powerplays and variations in the death overs making him one of the best bowlers of the IPL and can be a vital player for the Indian team going forward.