With just a month and a half left for the 2024 T20 World Cup, the race for India’s final 15-man squad is heating up. In the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 season, the race for qualification for T20 World Cup batsmen and bowlers is intensifying as player performance comes under scrutiny. Likewise, there are a lot of doubts about who will don the wicketkeeping gloves for the Men in Blue in the 2024 T20 World Cup, here we take a look at a few players who are expected to be India’s World Cup gloveman. ICC events for more than 20 people.

Ritha Pant

While Rishabh Pant’s T20I average of 22.43 and strike rate of 126.37 have not been kind to the hard-hitting left-hander, it will be difficult for the selectors to ignore his performance in IPL 2024 so far. Pant, who returned to the field after more than a year away from competitive cricket due to a serious accident in late 2022, looked as if he had never been away from the game. Pant, who captained Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024, has made a strong comeback and is in excellent form. He scored 210 runs in 7 games in IPL 2024 at an average of 35 and a strike rate of 156.72. Pant also scored two eye-catching 50s in his IPL return and is one of the favorites to be India’s wicketkeeper for the 2024 T20 World Cup.

Sanzhou Samson

Similar to Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson’s T20I record in India is not the best. Samson had limited opportunities with the national team and failed to impress. The 29-year-old has scored 374 runs in 25 games at an average of 18.70 and a strike rate of 133.09. However, Samson has shown his explosive power with the bat in the past IPL season and is currently ranked fourth in the Orange Cap list, having amassed 276 runs in seven games in the 2024 edition. He has scored 3 fifties, including a best of 82 not out against Lucknow Supergiants. Samson’s averages of 55.20 and strike rate of 155.06 in IPL 2024 make him a popular contender for India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad.

Ishan Kishan

After being away from the game for some time, Ishan Kishan made a strong comeback in IPL cricket 2024. Kishan is an explosive left-hand wicketkeeper-batsman who last played a T20I for India in November 2023 and had a stellar 20-plus run in the men’s blue. He has scored 796 runs in 32 T20Is at an average of 25.67 and a strike rate of 124.37, including 6 fifties. Mumbai Indians had a stellar performance in IPL 2024, scoring 184 runs in six games, including a best of 69 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is MI’s third-leading run-scorer in IPL 2024 with 192 runs at a strike rate of 172.97 and has a chance to make it into India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad.

Kuala Lumpur Rahul

KL Rahul is the least likely of these players to make it into India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad and will need to perform well in the second half of IPL 2024 to have any chance of making the cut. Rahul, who last played for India in November 2022, had a decent performance in T20Is, scoring 2,265 runs in 72 games at an average of 37.75 and a strike rate of 139.12. He also scored 22 fifties and 200s in T20Is but has not had the best results in cricket’s shortest format in recent years. That said, if Rahul can improve significantly on the 204 runs he scored in six games in the second half of IPL 2024, he has a chance of making it into India’s T20 World Cup squad.