Revealed: How India’s T20 World Cup-bound players performed in IPL – Concerns persist about Hardik Pandya. cricket news

Players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Suryakumar Yadav were automatic choices in India’s T20 World Cup squad, but others earned their place with their performances in the ongoing IPL. Of the 15 players selected in the team, nine were also part of the team that went to Australia for the last edition of the tournament in 2022. Here are the performance details of India’s players selected in the IPL so far:

1) Rohit Sharma: He has been one of the standout batsmen for Mumbai Indians in what has been a forgettable season for the five-time champions.

In 9 matches, he has scored 311 runs at an excellent strike-rate of 160.30 with a top score of 105 not out against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium.

2) Hardik Pandya: A controversial selection as he is facing a disastrous IPL. Hardik, who was appointed MI captain under controversial circumstances, has so far scored 197 runs in nine IPL matches, which includes 10 sixes. Talking about bowling, he has taken four wickets at an economy of 11.95.

3) Yashasvi Jaiswal: The Rajasthan Royals opener had a string of low scores, but his century in 59 balls against Mumbai Indians brought him back into contention.

4) Virat Kohli: Before his selection for the Indian team, there was a lot of talk about his all-time great strike rate in the game in T20, but he silenced his opponents by scoring 500 runs at that strike rate. Around 150 in 10 matches.

5) Suryakumar Yadav: The highlight of Surya’s campaign this season has been his aggressive innings of 78 runs against Punjab Kings. Playing in his first competitive tournament after recovering from twin surgery, he also has 52 runs from 19 balls.

6) Rishabh Pant: Returning to top-level cricket after recovering from injuries sustained in a horrific car accident, he showed tremendous form and scored 371 runs in 10 matches at an impressive strike rate of 160.60. Apart from this, he has also impressed with his keeping while captaining Delhi Capitals.

7) Sanju Samson: The Rajasthan Royals captain has been performing brilliantly and has scored 385 runs at a strike rate of 161.08. He has four half-centuries to his name, with his highest being 82 not out.

8) Shivam Dubey: In nine matches so far, Dubey has scored a total of 350 runs for CSK at an average of 58.33 and an impressive strike rate of 172.41. Although he has not bowled.

9) Ravindra Jadeja: In nine matches, the CSK all-rounder has scored 157 runs with a best performance of 57 not out. He has also taken five wickets.

10) Axar Patel: This spin bowler-cum-utility batsman has scored nearly 150 runs including a half-century and also picked up nine wickets with his economical bowling, which is enough to impress the national selectors.

11) Kuldeep Yadav: In nine matches, he has impressed with 12 wickets, including best figures of 4/55, and was a sure shot in the T20 World Cup squad given his form over the last 12 months. 12) Yuzvendra Chahal: The leg spinner has performed well by taking 13 wickets in nine matches. Recently, he also became the first bowler in the history of the tournament to take 200 wickets.

13) Arshdeep Singh: The left-arm pacer has taken 12 wickets in nine matches, with a four-wicket haul against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this month being the high point of his campaign.

14) Jasprit Bumrah: The fast bowler has had an excellent season and leads the wickets tally with 14 wickets in nine matches at an economy rate of just 6.63.

15) Mohammed Siraj: He is not in form and is scoring a lot of runs, forcing the RCB think tank to drop him for one match. He has taken six wickets in nine matches.