India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Every player’s form guide over the past year cricket news

In just over a month, India will hope to win the 2024 T20 World Cup and end their more than a decade-long ICC trophy drought. They won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007 but surprisingly never won another one after that. On April 30, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection panel announced India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024, which is scheduled to be played in the USA and West Indies in June.

Shaft: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Reservation – Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khalil Ahmed and Avesh Khan

Eight players from India’s T20 WC 2022 squad have again been included in this year’s selection. They are Rohit, Kohli, Suryakumar, Pant, Pandya, Axar, Chahal and Arshdeep.

Bumrah was originally named in the squad for 2022 but was replaced by Mohammed Shami.

Will this year’s Indian team go beyond the Men in Blue semi-finals in 2022? Let’s take a look at the form of all the players in the 20-over format last year.

Rohit Sharma(c)
Indian captain Rohit Sharma will lead India in the T20 WC 2024. The right-handed batsman did not play any T20I matches in 2023, but was named captain for the T20I series against Afghanistan in early 2024.

After consecutive ducks in the series, Rohit scored an unbeaten 121 in the final T20I in Bangalore. He continued his top-notch performance in IPL 2024 and scored 315 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 158.29.

Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain)
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been in and out of the Indian team for the last one year due to injury concerns.

Pandya has played five T20 matches since IPL 2023, in which he scored only 77 runs at an average strike rate of 110. He took four wickets in those matches at an economy of 8.40.

The Mumbai Indians captain had an ordinary 2024 IPL season as he managed to score only 197 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 150.38. He has also taken six wickets with the ball so far.

Yashasvi Jaiswal
Explosive opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal made his T20I debut against West Indies in August 2023 and has since scored 502 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 161.93.

After some low scores in the first half of IPL 2024, Jaiswal scored a brilliant century against Mumbai. Overall, the left-handed batsman has scored 249 runs in nine matches in IPL 2024.

Virat Kohli
India’s star batsman Virat Kohli has been the top scorer (1,141 runs) for India in the T20 World Cup. Since his forgettable exit from the semi-finals of the T20 WC 2022, Kohli has played only two T20Is and managed to score 29 runs.

However, the former Indian captain is currently the Orange Cap holder in IPL 2024, having scored 500 runs in 10 matches at an average of 71.43.

Suryakumar Yadav
World No. 1 T20 batsman Suryakumar Yadav is the backbone of Team India in the 20-over format. Since IPL 2023, the hard-hitter has scored 466 T20I runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 158.

The Mumbai Indians batsman has had an up-and-down performance in the ongoing IPL 2024, scoring only 176 runs in seven innings at an average of 25.14.

Rishabh Pant (wk)
Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant made a comeback in IPL 2024 after surviving a serious car accident in December 2022.

Since his return, the left-handed batsman has scored 398 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 158.56.

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper)
Sanju Samson had a disappointing tour of West Indies in 2023, where he could score only 73 runs at an average of 24.3 in five matches. This year, Samson played only one T20I where he was out for a duck on one ball against Afghanistan.

However, the Rajasthan Royals captain has scored the most runs in IPL 2024 with 385 runs in nine matches at an average of 161.08.

Shivam Dubey
Explosive middle-order batsman Shivam Dubey has played only five T20 matches since IPL 2023 and has scored 171 runs in those matches at a strike rate of 152.7. Notably, Dubey was named Player of the Series against Afghanistan, where he scored 124 runs in three matches and also took a few wickets.

The southpaw is currently one of the top run-scorers for Chennai in IPL 2024 with 350 runs in nine matches at an average of 172.41.

Ravindra Jadeja
India’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has played only two T20 Internationals since IPL 2023, where he scored 23 runs and took only a few wickets.

Jadeja also did not have a good start in IPL 2024 and he managed to score 157 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 131.93. He has taken five wickets with the ball this season.

Akshar Patel
Spin-bowling all-rounder Axar Patel has been a regular starter in India’s T20I team. Axar has played 12 T20 matches since IPL 2023, in which he has scored 73 runs besides taking 12 wickets.

In IPL 2024, Akshar has so far taken nine wickets in 11 matches for Delhi Capitals and also scored 149 runs.

-Kuldeep Yadav
Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav has been an X-factor player for India across all formats since IPL 2023. In T20Is, the wrist spinner has taken 13 wickets at an economy of 6.68 in seven innings since last year’s IPL.

In the ongoing IPL 2024, Kuldeep has been one of the leading wicket-takers with 12 wickets in eight matches.

Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal, India’s highest wicket-taker in T20Is (96 wickets), has played only nine T20Is since the start of 2023. The wrist spinner has taken nine wickets in that period.

Chahal has been performing brilliantly this IPL season and has taken 13 wickets in nine matches and has earned his place in India’s T20 team.

Arshdeep Singh
Young left-arm fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has performed well with the ball for India on many occasions. The fast bowler has taken 21 T20I wickets at an economy of 8.97 in 18 innings since IPL 2023.

Arshdeep has also taken 12 wickets in nine matches for Punjab Kings in IPL 2024.

jasprit bumrah
India’s fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has been out of the team for the past year due to several injury concerns. The fast bowler has taken four wickets in just two T20I matches played since the start of 2023.

Bumrah is currently the Purple Cap holder in IPL 2024 with 14 wickets in 10 matches at an economy of 6.40.

Mohammad Siraj
Fast bowler Mohammed Siraj has not been an integral part of India’s T20I plans and has played only two T20Is since the start of 2023, during which he has taken one wicket.

Giving away runs at an economy of 9.50, Siraj has taken only six wickets in nine IPL matches for Bengaluru this year.

Shubman Gill
India’s star opener Shubman Gill has played eight T20 matches since IPL 2023 and has scored 133 runs at a strike rate of 126.7.

Gill, the Orange Cap holder in IPL 2023, has scored 320 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 140.96 in IPL 2024.

Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh has been one of the most consistent performers for India since his debut. Since IPL 2023, the left-handed batsman has scored 356 runs in 11 innings at an impressive average of 89 and a strike rate of 176.23.

Rinku has scored 123 runs at an average of 20.50 and 150 in eight innings in IPL 2024.

Khalil Ahmed
Left-arm fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed has been a surprise selection as a reserve player in India’s T20 WC 2024 squad. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2023–24, Khaleel took eight wickets at an economy of 7.95 in five matches for Rajasthan.

For Delhi Capitals, Khalil has taken 12 wickets in 11 innings in IPL 2024.

Avesh Khan
Indian fast bowler Avesh Khan has performed well for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2024. He has taken nine wickets in as many matches at an economy of 9.54.

Avesh has taken six wickets in five matches for India since the start of 2023 and is one of the reserve pacers for the 2024 T20 World Cup.