T20 World Cup squad: Sanju Samson out, uncapped RCB star surprisingly picked by Zaheer Khan. cricket news

Former India fast bowler Zaheer Khan has selected Rishabh Pant as the sole wicketkeeper in his squad for the T20 World Cup, while left-arm fast bowler Yash Dayal has been handed the responsibility of making his international debut to add a new dimension to the attack. . One of Zaheer’s most interesting selections was 26-year-old Dayal, who represents Uttar Pradesh in domestic cricket and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. He has also kept Mohammed Shami’s injury in mind while choosing his team.

“When I talk about Yash Dayal, it is a temporary situation when the 15 players are announced because Mohammed Shami will not be available for the tournament.

Zaheer told Geo Cinema, “He is a bowler who needs someone to bowl, so you have Yash Dayal. If you want a back-end bowler and if Siraj’s form is bad, he can be used there. “Can also be done.”

Zaheer chose Delhi Capitals captain Pant as the only wicketkeeper in his team, ignoring other players like Sanju Samson, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan.

“Rishabh Pant is my only wicketkeeper. I have given more importance to bringing four fast bowlers. You don’t want to sacrifice one fast bowler for another wicketkeeper. You have options like KL Rahul, Sanju Samson and many others want to look at. ” Dinesh Karthik.

“At this time, we can also consider Mahendra Singh Dhoni because of his strike rate! I think they will focus on existing players like Samson, KL Rahul and maybe Jitesh Sharma.

“If you are building a team for a month-long tournament, your traveling reserve can be your wicketkeeper.”

Zaheer named 16 players in his squad with the caveat that only one player between Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will be selected as Rohit Sharma’s opening partner.

“The toughest decision the selectors will have to make will be to choose an opening batsman between two brilliant options. Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, I think only one of them will do it because the think-tank would want flexibility in the team.”

“A player cannot be restricted to just one role, they may need to rotate through the batting order.”

Zaheer Khan’s Indian team for T20 World Cup:

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh

Allrounder: Shivam Dubey, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja

Wicket Keeper: Rishabh Pant

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal.