Harsha Bhogle's Analysis of India's T20 World Cup Squad

The selectors have given India's team management plenty of choices at the T20 World Cup. Can they go the distance? My thoughts.

[@parthmanhas9462]

correctly predicting rinku not being there is crazy

[@oddman2435]

Once Rohit and virat came back it was obvious rinku would hold bench but hardik's lack of form pushed him out of the squad

[@gj2950]

Baring chahal for Sandeep selectors have picked the same team which he had predicted in his last video. It looks that selectors watch his video and got influenced.

[@YessOrKay]

All these so called self-acclaimed cricket pundits have no other option. They have to suck up to the BCCI and support all their dumb decisions.

[@akshatkhedekar8561]

Its not possible to fit him in 11, to fit rinku in the 11 they have to remove one of jaiswal, rohit, kohli or suryakumar which everyone knows is not possible thats why he is the reserves for any batter but not in 15 as he couldn't have been included in 11 without any of these 4 getting ruled out

[@apa-hv7qr]

​@@akshatkhedekar8561Agree your point..but the main question is..why it not possible to drop Rohit or Kohli? Imo, Rinku should be one of the first names written in the playing sheet. After a long time,we got a finisher of quality after MSD. Why can't Virat Kohli be unfortunate to miss out? It's high time that we realise that these guys (selectors for selecting 15 and team management for selecting 11) are actually not doing there job properly and we find ways to not let them monetise from our passion!

[@netra6970]

This white background setup is really cool...Also the audio is better in this setup.

[@harshabhogle9740]

Thanks

[@smol6193]

For the first time in like 20 years I am not excited about a ICC tournament. The thrill of these tournaments have gone down drastically. This is the 4th WC in 4 consecutive years lol. I remember waiting long time to see players play in the world cup. And now that it happens every year no player takes it that seriously. A loss doesn't even feel that bad for players. They feel like there will be more opportunities. Back then wcs meant a lot to players and they put in their best performances. Which is why there isnt that much talk or hype about the wc. Its just another tournament and I don't expect anything different from this team either. They are going to make the same mistakes and play the same way. The squad picked says it all. Nobody is willing to change anything or make big calls. They are just playing it safe. There are so many issues with this squad and as the tournament goes on they will be found out.

[@Evil_Clown-eh6jz]

Also...sounds like the sour-grapes of a loser ;-)

[@Mr_Mohit_Shukla]

I share your emotions

[@arnaboceanatyahoo]

U hit the nail on the head

[@kaigai08]

Where well said bro. And that too scheduling within no time after IPL. ICC should rethink about it, if not interest in cricket will fade away day by day.

[@discountshopper4074]

💯

[@beautycricketmalayalam672]

I think Sanju Samson should be in One Down position...virat should open.

[@satvikjakkam8602]

yes

[@gsin311]

Yea get viray to open and he wont get out till 15 over and out total 150 with 120 strike rate. No thanks

[@akashtopder7251]

​@@gsin311 He won't be that slow. Mark my words he will have an SR around 150. He's actually quite good in the PP.

[@MeraBharatmahan.275]

​@@gsin311 is hisab se Rohit ko khilao hi nahi strike rate toh chhodo Kam he hi 4 Bal khelke out v ho jaegea wo alag aur bade match main uski galti bajahse Harte hai harbar

[@gsin311]

@@akashtopder7251 yea thats what i meant. Once power play is done, he starts his tuk tuk and then we will mqx out at 160 180

[@drvivekrana15]

India picked a safe team.. We are inherently insecure people and always look for safety and security.. But I don think anyone wins being safe.. This team will reach knockouts but I have my doubts regarding the tournament all the way ..

[@shaikdastageerfaizurrahman9461]

exactly. x Factors win you games. although i think there are some x Factors in this team, like pant and sky. but it would have been better if they'd have taken rinku, natarajan as well.

[@RohanKSharma]

Haven’t we been doing the same since 2007? Only World Cup we won was with an *UNSAFE TEAM* 😝 since then we have perfected the art of how to not win a T20 World Cup. I had no hope after that World Cup. Since we went back to *Process* which can yield results in longer formats. This format only needed freshness fearlessness and simplicity.

[@karthik_vijay]

Sanju, Surya ,Dube in Middle order These guys dominate spinners and pacers equally

[@boombs7232]

No sanju

[@abhinay4200]

Correct ,Kohli struggles against spin badly

[@dhruvsompura5487]

they will get out against quality bowling lineup in tough tracks.sanju and sky struggle against left arm spin and dube struggles to hard lenghts

[@Ordinary_W0rld]

​@@boombs7232why not?

[@Ordinary_W0rld]

​@@dhruvsompura5487tbh everybody got some weak point.

[@Graphitout-fl2tf]

NATRAJAN Really Worth in a form he is Now ❤

[@kennedy-zs1go]

He should be in playing 11 , actually indian selector are slightly blind toward south indian ,

[@arhamlunkad9336]

@@kennedy-zs1go I don't think so. just look at central then u ll know what blindness is.

[@jeeaspirant11511]

Bro wtf From where this north south thing is coming in cricket

[@ancienttimes2474]

@@jeeaspirant11511 From the same place from where Hinduthuva is coming into the nation.

[@RahulDara-zg3fm]

Don’t understand why experts are not saying about our seamers! On what basis Siraj is selected in the team with no such performance in last 7-8 months period?

[@kshitijtiwari7203]

Srilanka Quota

[@gauravyadav6315]

Where exactly? Red ball he has been great....white ball last time I remember played in Wc took 14 wickets had a better sr than kuldeep he is tested at that level,we can't go with nttu/sandeep I guess you would remember we took Chakravarty and chahar in place of kuldeep and chahal just on basis of ipl and we were humiliated

[@jarihasnain2257]

On what basis is Arshdeep selected?

[@arnavnaik2809]

then maybe u shld ask the same for arshadeep and padya to . at time confidence wins the race and believe it or not siraj is seen to be the future bumrah (place wise not skill)

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

I want your weed, if you say Siraj is next Bumrah🤣🤣

[@sankalproy9978]

My only concern is WHAT IFFFFF, while batting first kohli decides to anchor one end and then you get to a situation where india are 115/3 at the end of 15 overs leaving the likes of sky, samson and dube with just 5 overs to try and push past the total above 180 on a small ground. Virat while chasing is a different beast but he's got to be more aggressive while batting first, the indian batting lineup is a lot more stable than rcb's.

[@nirjhorrinku6390]

Not what if, we have already seen this scenerio many times including the last semi final '22 with the same team.

[@manashchoudhury679]

Virat is far too conventional to give up on that idea. He will be anchoring again. I hope we are wrong.

[@adityadhuria1528]

True

[@upabovealways]

​@@manashchoudhury679 *Its only Virat Kohli due to whom India has reached Final of T20 WC 2014, SEMI FINAL T20 WC 2016 and Semi Final T20 WC 2022 where Rohit got 27(28) and even in those knockout Virat had match winning 72 notout T20 WC 2014 SEMI FINAL and 89 notout at around 190 SR in T20 WC 2016 SEMI FINAL too. Look at Rohit Sharma's lack of performance*

[@upabovealways]

​@@nirjhorrinku6390 *Its only Virat Kohli due to whom India has reached Final of T20 WC 2014, SEMI FINAL T20 WC 2016 and Semi Final T20 WC 2022 where Rohit got 27(28) and even in those knockout Virat had match winning 72 notout T20 WC 2014 SEMI FINAL and 89 notout at around 190 SR in T20 WC 2016 SEMI FINAL too. Look at Rohit Sharma's lack of performance*

[@RAMESH-js9lc]

Having Hardik in the team is Ridiculous.

[@slamcan2k]

It will be a miracle if India wins tge Cup with this team. Neither Arshdeep nor Hardik are world class bowlers in this format. Both are frequently wayward..Besides SKy , Dube and Sampson none of the others have a 200 strike rate, an essential to win at this level. Rinku is a big miss. Just look at SA and Australia to understand the meaning of formidable.

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

Right. Indian team doesn't look like a T20 WC winning team. The combination is flawed..

[@abhinay4200]

Jaiswal can also score quickly . Unfortunately India does not have physically strong players like Miller ,Klasen ,Stoinis or whole of English batters .Only person who can smack big sixes are Shahrukh and Dubey and one of them is not up to the level

[@vivekparmar1638]

Spin allrounders will play a crucial role in Windies if they click we have a wc

[@Couldbebetter100]

Ur Samson has an AVG of less than 20 in t20is, but u guys will keep crying

[@srinivasj2761]

Absolutely

[@basusathish2064]

Rohit Sharma as opener in T20 World Cups 22 innings 548 runs 26 average 117 strike rate Against big teams like pakistan, England, Australia, south africa and new zealand 11 innings 140 runs 12.7 average 102 strike rate Still in which base rohit getting chance again and again 🤦

[@Traveeyy]

You are right bro, 1) That is why my debate is to play Rohit as a finisher 2) Kohli should bat like it is 14 over match

[@amoghvastrad3352]

That’s fact. Vadapav ka Sandas ke insects nahi samjenge

[@nirbhaykumarchaubey8777]

Nahi chokli ka bhakts samjhenge​@@amoghvastrad3352

[@akshatkhedekar8561]

Dravid and agarkar quota, rohit was surely excluded from t20 after 2022 wc but agarkar brought him back and after looking at his form in this worldcup and hardik's unavailability they went with rohit

[@Aman-nk5uq]

2023 world cup titled scales in favor of Rohit and can't blame them. The way he batted in odi world cup was t20s​@@akshatkhedekar8561

[@nikhilchikkmath]

This team has been picked on pure reputation instead of current form, after the 50 over world cup the selectors should have selected a young side like we did in 2007 world cup but unfortunately this selection committee lacks vision I just hope for billions of Indian fans sake that India lift the trophy this time aroumd!!

[@hijamgyaneswarsingh879]

if the bcci president is Saurabh dada, then we can get the best bharat team for t20 world cup

[@sahtarwars8386]

Kohli is here on performance basis , Rohit is there on big name basis.

[@kishorekreations136]

I hope he has understood that now

[@spp2000]

Rohit should have been dropped and let captaincy go over to Virat. We could have bright in Rituraj Gaikwad as the replacement opener.

[@sahtarwars8386]

@@spp2000 the problems with Ruturaj is very poor international record and the fact that he is not a quickfire opener but an anchor.

[@Couldbebetter100]

Rohit is there for the argument of "if he gets going, nobody can Stop Stop him" but he hasn't been in Red hot form either

[@sahtarwars8386]

@@Couldbebetter100 He never "gets going" in T20 WC.

[@vimalramachandran]

And what’s Jaiswal for if Kohli has to open? Your logic is flawed. Kohli should come in at 3, which can essentially be like opening if an early wicket is lost (for which chances are high). But if the opening partnership survives the powerplay, then Kohli at No:3 can consolidate the innings while other hitters play around him. This is what lends stability to the batting line-up.

[@Samosa292]

Rohit Sharma strike rate in T20i World Cups (2012-2022) : vs Pak 🇵🇰 - 65.88 vs Aus 🇦🇺 - 95.7 vs Eng 🏴󐁧󐁢󐁥󐁮󐁧󐁿 - 96.4 vs NZ 🇳🇿 - 85.71 vs SA 🇿🇦 - 71.4💥 vs Hong Kong 🇭🇰 - 161.4😍 vs Namibia 🇳🇦 - 151.3😍 vs Scotland 🏴󐁧󐁢󐁳󐁣󐁴󐁿 - 187.5😍 Shit man

[@aditya4974]

Still way better than BhosdaThala

[@ashutoshbajpai3]

​@@aditya4974🏆?

[@Samosa292]

@@aditya4974 yes i know thala is also known as dhoba😹😹

[@SOUMOYDEEPDAS]

chalo dekte he iss baar hitman kya karta ha

[@abhishekdayma8436]

​@@aditya4974 yes 2011 final 91 ..... 2015 semi final 65 ..... 2019 semi final 50 ........thala for u...... Bhai usne retirement bhi le liya..... Tumhari itni kyu jalti unse..... Current team ke baare mei baat chalri jiska kuch lena dena nhi usko kyu beech mei laa rahe ho.....

[@tusharsingh4543]

It's a safe team. That's not what wins world cups.

[@jayakrishnang4997]

Well said

[@youtubeexplorer282]

Ok tushar singh from north india

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Wtf man. So Australia has been safe too with inclusion of all experienced players.

[@amoghvastrad3352]

Agreed

[@ravikumar-sharma-k]

​@@Aman-nk5uq yea, the difference is they are the team with multiple world cup winning players across the formats.

[@kshitijtiwari7203]

If India wants to win a T-20 World Cup then they have to adopt the formula of 2007 World cup winning team. Some young aggressive players who are made for this T-20 format needs to be selected. Enough of this Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja shit. Selectors should have gone with players like Abhishek Sharma and Rinku Singh who can change the course of the game within 10-15 balls. This format doesn't demand stability but fearless approach which can be provided by these youngsters just give them license and let them do what they do best by following this approach we can lose the world cup in worst case but that's what have been happening since 2014 at least this time around we would have tried something new.

[@thangarajj]

I don't disagree necessarily. But the counterpoint is that T20 world cups have been much lower scoring games until now. Unlikely to change this year considering the location.

[@anandprasadsharma5067]

100% agree with you bro

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

Hopefully we will see a young team for T20 WC'26. 1) Jaiswal 2) Samson (c,wk) 3) SKY 4) Dube 5) Nitish Reddy 6) Rinku 7) Axar 8) Mohsin 9) Mayank 10) Harshit 11) Bishnoi Others- Abhishek Sharma, Abdul Samad, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun C, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Vaibhav Arora, Washington Sundar etc

[@RajatSaha79]

Bang on point man, They took the backward step from the Afghanistan series. I would have made SKY the Captain and groom Gill in deputy's role. No off-Spinner in the team baffles me.

[@akshatkhedekar8561]

Agree with rohit and jadeja due to whom we lost many cups but what virat did wrong? He still is 2nd or 3rd highest strikerate batter in 16-20 overs in t20 internationals

[@chanderkant9545]

I am waiting for the day when Mr Harsha Bhogle will air his views in an unfiltered manner, in the way Mr Gavaskar does. Mr Bhogle is an ocean of knowledge and a no-holds-barred Bhogle will be a treat to listen to.

[@Evil_Clown-eh6jz]

Not going to happen. His livelihood depends on sucking up to the BCCI. He would become persona-non-grata if it even appears that he is questioning a BCCI decision. Gavaskar has earned some lee-way. He is allowed to say max 3 things per year that might appear to be questioning BCCI decisions. Anything more than that, and he'd be in trouble. Gavaskar is smart enough to limit it to 2. Maybe if you meet him (Bhogle) in person someday and he is absolutely sure that he is not being recorded, he might just, just might say a thing or two.

[@786Phoenix]

😊 Harsha mentioned Hardik's name 9 times in a vdo < 6 mins. Sorry 😔.....the chances of winning this T20 WC was compromised long back...... BCCI(and it's brokers) cannot afford to prepare a team without Rohit, Kohli,Hardik,Jadeja....just bocz of the huge brand value (advertisement, political hold, bookie pressure)they carry.

[@06nishant]

Pressure situation me baki sab hugggg dete hain...Did you see Dube's batting vs RCB in do or die match or Sanju's batting vs RCB in qualifier? Experience matters a lot in pressure situation.

[@gamingnation0820]

Who is replacement of hardik ?

[@borungogoi5080]

Thats why india loses ICC tournaments, selecting team based on pitches and leaving out specialists of format, selected almost same team XI of ODI

[@iitkgpian8565]

See of Australia unka to aur jada similiar to odi hai

[@borungogoi5080]

@@iitkgpian8565 they have less choices than us, be real, have you seen the England team, south africa, west indies team?

[@kamalshownkeen7464]

Rituraj will come in this team as he is one batsman who can win matches !! Rinku is another finisher who will be in this team !! Hardik....big question mark as out of form !!

[@rangergaming8316]

The lack of mentions Ruturaj gets is crazy.

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

It happens when in form players are ignored for non performing superstars for sake of commercial reasons

[@Couldbebetter100]

​@@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uygill was very in form before the odi wc what did he do there?

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

​Gill didn't perform. But what about superstars choking every wc? Youngsters will play freely but experienced heads should close out the game, else no point in picking them. Pick a boom or bust young squad which can play without baggage of losing​@@Couldbebetter100

[@sreyassriram]

Rohit Kohli SKY Samson/Pant Dube Hardik Jadeja Kuldeep/Axar Chahal Bumrah Arshdeep/Siraj

[@prasannarajendran9315]

shite pick by you

[@aryanchoudhary6001]

Yup I think that this will be our team, But If SANJU plays then he will bat at no.3 and if Rishabh plays then there could be changes acc to the situation if the PP is over then SKY will come at no.3 but if it's not over then I think Rishabh has to play at No.3.All things written here could be wrong if jaiswal opens 😂 ..I think they will give him some chances for suree

[@sreyassriram]

@@aryanchoudhary6001 Yes, if Samson plays he goes at 3, if Pant plays he goes at 4/5.. but I personally wouldn't play Pant at 3 in any situation and I too want Jaiswal to get some chances maybe we could do that by dropping a spinner for a couple of matches

[@NITISH_95]

Letting Shivam play at no.5 is useless, He should be at 3

[@NITISH_95]

As a CSK fan we saw each and every match he played at 3

[@TheGowshikan]

As much as i want JAiswal in the mix,the windies pitches need someone like kohli and samson at top to take the innings deep so that the firepower like sky dube hardik jadeja axar can finish it off and since Rohit is also at the top i think we can have assurance that a batting collapse wont happen even if rohit misfire in some match but will still give momentum

[@srikanthgurajada6836]

Hi Harsha , There are 2 huge positives with regards to India squad in current situation 1.In the unexpected absence of Rinku Singh in the main squad and the current squad picked based on reputation ( not form ) ,the expectations of fans will be under control ( because as of today no one has 100 percent sure that this team can win the cup) 2.The recent failures of the Indian team in Icc knock out tournaments ( last 10 years) have set the expectation to fans that failures are likely given we are competing with high profile T20 teams like Australia,England, South Africa. To sum up ,the expectation factor could be a blessing in disguise for the team to perform beyond expectation

[@DKS_London]

After playing so much cricket in the IPL, I expect the team to be fatigued and that will show in their performance. I hope them to do well but not very optimistic.

[@ponnaiyangovindasamy4837]

Everyone knows that team balance has been sacrificed to accommodate 2 superstars. So you & the entire selection panel knows that team's winning chances have become secondary to egos of 2 superstars. Hopefully, with this WC failure, the "individuals before team" culture is done away with. Hope it also gives enough courage to the selectors to tell both superstars that it's time you both hang up your colored jerseys & do justice to many talented & DESERVING youngsters. Maybe it will give chance for BCCI to finally get rid of another superstar Indian Coaching staff & bring in professional high-performance coaching setup that Indian team very much needs.

[@cricfan2002]

ekdum sahi bola hai bhai, aisa hi hona chahiye this is the correct way forward.

[@keerthichandra376]

Kohli is still among the highest run getters, I think he can still continue for a little while

[@ponnaiyangovindasamy4837]

​@keerthichandra376 All these cricket experts from know very well any Indian cricketer who is considered more senior will perform well in the early stages of big tournaments & will eventually succumb to increasing pressure as the tournament progress & just implode within themselves. Indian team with more seniors in the team is just a sitting duck in big tournament. Especially the seniors in the current Indian team have proved that they will implode & hurt teams chances heaps of times (easily 5 times in last 2-3 years). So what's the point if Virat scores 500 runs or 500billion runs in IPL, it counts for nothing. His scores towards end of WC will all be in single digits. Same with Rohit, he will score 100s upon 100s until eliminator type game is seen. If it is an eliminator type of game then statistically speaking they both will fail 9.5 times out of 10. Do you really wanna see both these giving that same dejected look after losing an eliminator & simply saying just 15min or 0.5hr of bad play cost us. Haven't we seen this enough?

[@avijitsarkar9330]

Great analysis Sir, as always

[@user-ng3rl5tb1q]

Natarajan, Rinku , Sandeep Sharma... Surely deserves selection

[@krishna-le8zq]

Its actually time to pick axar over jadeja... Jadeja is good but axar has been better in the last yr in t20s...

[@user-lq2hy5lx2g]

Axar is nothing Comparing jadeja...... Watch today csk vs pkbs match and say

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

​@@user-lq2hy5lx2g Another day, another tuk tuk innings before hitting couple of boundaries to up the Strike Rate & make it look like decent innings.😂 Statpadding at its best.

[@user-lq2hy5lx2g]

@@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy he is the man of the match.. Ok along made win csk

[@Swatkats-jx7cw]

​@@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uyJadeja is a finisher. Every team will have a designated finisher.Can axar finish the match for you ?lmao

[@neelanshkamboj494]

Congratualtions on the new Channel . One suggestion - there is a lot of white space all around you , you could move the grpahics (e.g. plaer photos) there instead of covering your body to make it more visually appealing

[@alexwilliam5627]

Rohit, Kohli, Sanju, SKY and Dube is the winning combination. Sanju will give a lot of guts and glory to this batting combination and will ensure that SKY has a bit more time to read the conditions before he unleashes himself, and Shivam Dube will be icing on the cake.

[@erangadilhan1806]

My personal opinion Virat should play at 3 and Jaiswal should open with Rohith.

[@Adi-oc2hd]

Virat at 3 after PP against spin is risky

[@Traveeyy]

Semi final pitches are same as MI vs KKR played on 4 may 2024 Mumbai pitch, we need someone like Virat to hold from one end, atleast for 4 overs. PP 35/1 is good on those pitches

[@pravuprasadbarik4076]

Yes

[@Kartfx]

Virat will bat so deep that he just won’t get out and the final score will be 165 as against 215 but Virat will get credited for notching a beautiful 50 runs off 41 balls

[@aryanchoudhary6001]

But that just Destroys all the plans in Middle order..If Jaiswal opens then Shivam dube can't be in the team without the exclusion of Hardik..because Sky will definitely be in the 11 and then one wk (Rishabh or Sanju) and then you have the choice to pick either Hardik or Shivam..Last thing Virat has a good record when opening in T20I..

[@itachiKakashi-rx2pg]

rohit purely on captaincy quota people talk about kohli s strike rate he scored 500 runs at 150 , rohit hasn't scored runs and sr isn't good either , basically gifts his wicket in powerplay everytime and this guy is opening for india over abhishek gill ruturaj and not to forget his horror t 20 wc stats but what can we say when his fans bring ( selfless ) in the argument 🤣🤣 it's easy to be selfless when you don't score at all

[@_Blaze_13]

Rohit sharma Virat kohli Sanju samson Surya kumar yadav Shivam dube Hardik pandya Axar patel Kuldeep yadav Chahal Bumrah Arshdeep

[@g1sart843]

Perfect

[@gouravror6433]

Abishek sharma in place of axir patel

[@abhinay4200]

Where is Yashaashvi

[@user-lq2hy5lx2g]

Without jadeja flop team

[@anujkkk]

IMO, this looks like the best eleven : Rohit Kohli Samson Sky Dube Pandya Axar Jadeja Kuldeep Bumrah Arshadeep Batting till eight. Aggressive batsmen in middle. 2 pacers, 3 spinners. Dube/Pandya can also bowl.

[@g1sart843]

Perfect 👍🏻

[@varun8762]

The pacers u selected are death bowlers we also need a bolwer like b kumar or sandeep sharma who can swing the bowl and take early wickets

[@anujkkk]

@@varun8762 They are not in 15 member squad that have been selected for T20WC. This eleven is based on the squad selected for T20WC. BTW, Bumrah/Arshadeep can swing the ball.

[@varun8762]

@@anujkkk they are death bowlers they cant swing the bowl they can turn the bowl by using fingers Swing happens in air Arshdeep shami can turn the ball after it hits the pitch

[@anujkkk]

@@varun8762 Ok. If you haven't seen Bumrah and Arshadeep swing bowl in the air, then there is nothing left to debate. 😅

[@vga19]

Team with highest team morale and when team members complement each other will win World Cup. With so much politics between Captain, VC, and team dynamics who to play, who not to play and not sure about permanent 11. It’s going to be tough for Indian team winning any cups.

[@mithunyd]

Among the top 7 only VK has scored consistently in IPL. Rest are either out of form or scored runs against only weaker bowling units. Probably for the first time I am not excited about the team even before going to tournament. Even in 2007, I was disappointed only after losing the tournament.

[@henandh74]

I feel they will and should go with Rohit Virat Sanju Surya Dube Hardik Jadeja Axar/ Chahal Kuldeep Siraj / Arshadeep Bumrah ( I wish they would have brought someone like Sandeep or Natraj who could fire yorkers more consistently)

[@g1sart843]

Deadly 🥶

[@jaysiyaram240]

Virat never open😂😂 Once collapse occur We lose Virat at no3 Not Sanju choker Ireland ko marne he to bolo Sanju ko

[@sumukhbyndoor]

Doesn't look like this team will cross the semifinal stage..its almost the same team as in 50 over WC which is really predictable...the team is picked up based on reputation and brand names...let see if we get a different result with the same team.

[@vvrao1959]

Tilak Varma's omission is surprising. As you said sir, one among Sandeep Sharma, Natarajan or a new face should have been picked. Like an X factor somebody like Nitish Kumar Reddy would have been a good pick.

[@abhishekprasad7596]

Why is no one taking Sanju Samson as the wicket keeper .. everyone's saying its gonna be Rishabh Pant .. like how even ? 3:11

[@g1sart843]

Yes Sanju should be have more preference then pant as he can play in no 3 he is very good against spinner and can hit from 1st ball Samson should play one down and Virat open it’s better and if so we can add dune into playing xi too if Virat opens and Sanju at no 3,sky at no 4( he playes in this place for international as we seen before),5)dube,6)hardik ,7)Axar or jaddu ,8)Kuldeep,9) yuzi/Arshdeep,10) Siraj ,11) boom boom 💥

[@jaysiyaram240]

​@@g1sart843no3 only Virat Not sanju

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

Sanju bats in top order, hasn't done well down the order. Pant is waste in t20is so he can be sent at 6 or 7 to slog one handed shots🤣🤣.

[@authentic_101]

Rohit Kohli Sanju SKY Shivam Hardik Jadeja Axar Kuldeep/Chahal Bumrah Arshdeep

[@oddman2435]

No lefty in the top order is a terrible idea

[@authentic_101]

@@oddman2435 true but who would u replace with whom? The only option I can think of is Jaiswal at the top and Kohli in place of Sanju! But then Wicky?

[@jj18]

This is my team as well. But hardik needs to step in, if spin dosen't work.

[@Imsubrata9]

Rohit 😂

[@authentic_101]

@@jj18 hopefully Dube might chip in too when needed.

[@g1sart843]

Sanju should be have more preference then pant as he can play in no 3 he is very good against spinner and can hit from 1st ball Samson should play one down and Virat open it’s better and if so we can add dune into playing xi too if Virat opens and Sanju at no 3,sky at no 4( he playes in this place for international as we seen before),5)dube,6)hardik ,7)Axar or jaddu ,8)Kuldeep,9) yuzi/Arshdeep,10) Siraj ,11) boom boom 💥

[@akshaymate954]

Top 5 issues with the squad: 1. Doesn't make sense to have 4 spinners in the squad. Should replace Axar / Jadeja with Abhishek Sharma & Yuzvendra Chahal with Riyan Parag. Abhishek Sharma & Riyan Parag provide sufficient spinning options while also providing solid batting depth. 2. Pant in no manner has been able prove himself in T20Is with excessive opportunities given. 66 matches ; 22.43 average ; 126.37 SR.! To give context on the number of opportunities given to Pant, Pant has played 10th highest number of T20I matches in the history of Indian cricket! Would have chosen Dinesh Karthik over him. 3. Mohammad Siraj is definitely not a T20 bowler. Aside from Arshdeep, Mayank Yadav is the only potential bowler who has the ability to be a genuine 2nd pacer beside Bumrah. 4. The current squad definitely lacks a bonafide and reliable finisher! No player in the country has the pedigree to match Rinku Singh's ability to finish games. 5. The selection of the Indian team seems to have been done very conservatively and timidly without considering to give opportunities to new but more deserving talent. Unselected India Objectively Ideal WC 15 squad: India WC 15 squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad Abhishek Sharma Shubhman Gill (C) Virat Kohli Abhishek Sharma Sanju Samson (W) Riyan Parag Suryakumar Yadav Tilak Varma Shivam Dube Rinku Singh Hardik Pandya Dinesh Karthik (W) Rinku Singh Deepak Chahar Ravindra Jadeja Harshit Rana Kuldeep Yadav Ravi Bishnoi Jasprit Bumrah Mayank Yadav Mayank Yadav ----------------------------- ------------------------------ Prabhsimran Singh (W) Dinesh Karthik (W) Nitish Kumar Reddy Rohit Sharma (C) Shahbaz Ahmed Arshdeep Singh Venkatesh Iyer Riyan Parag

[@arhamlunkad9336]

u can't go to wc with debutants

[@akshaymate954]

@@arhamlunkad9336 But you also can't also have players like Pant averaging 22 in 66 matches. Jadeja has a better batting than him! Also with exposure players have in IPL, being a debutant isn't a big deal. Players are professional enough to understand it's the same job under another jersey.

[@Couldbebetter100]

​@@akshaymate954then y r u including Sanju then?? His avg is also terrible in t20is and has only performed against minnows and that too barely, then y is getting into ur squad?

[@akshaymate954]

@@Couldbebetter100 I actually agree with you. And in my opinion Dinesh Karthik should be the first option keeper-batsman. But what is also true is that Samson hasn't got as many opportunities compared to Pant. Pant played 66 matches in the past 5 years; Samson played 25 matches in the past 9 years. According to those numbers, Pant got 5 times more opportunity per year than Samson since their T20I debut. But then the issue is there isn't a consistent and reliable keeper batsmen in India specially since Dhoni retired and KL crapped in the previous T20I WC. You still need 2 quality keeper batsmen in the squad. Prabhsimran and Abhishek Porel are promising talents, but they still need to prove themselves on bigger platforms. Then there's Dhruv Jurel, Ishan Kishan and Jitesh Sharma who also have issues with consistency.

[@ajaysakthivelchandrasekaran]

My probable XI 1.Rohit Sharma(C) 2.Virat Kohli 3.Suryakumar Yadav 4.Rishabh Pant(WK) 5.Shivam Dube 6.Hardik Pandya(VC) 7.Ravindra Jadeja 8.Axar Patel 9.Kuldeep Yadav 10.Jasprit Bumrah 11.Mohammed Siraj/Arshdeep Singh 7 bowling options And batting depth till No 9 Axar can bowl in Powerplay Jadeja and Kuldeep can control the things in powerplay

[@Traveeyy]

When will we begin valuing the success of the team over individual achievements like scoring a century or half-century?

[@abeshdas6130]

I just hope that they play jaiswal he is just 1 of only 2 batter other than sky who plays at over 150 st rate in international t20 rest r all below 140 and with the bowling we have we need atleast 180 plus every match except usa and ireland If we play conservative we will loose again

[@Adi-oc2hd]

Bang on

[@hunar354]

Lol, it's because jaiswal started playing t20is in 2023 where the game has changed nowadays everyone strikes around 150. Kohli and Rohit too. Nothing special in that.

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

​​@@hunar354Lol as if Rohit & Virat have won multiple T20WC with explosive batting😂

[@hunar354]

@@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy Kohli was the only reason India reached finals in 2014, semi finals in 2016 and 22. Don't club him with Rohit

[@sridharkunaram9254]

Yashasvi Jaiswal Rohit Virat SKY Pant Dube Pandya Axar/Jadeja Bumrah Arshdeep Kuldeep/Chahal

[@sandeepdinesh2410]

Reading between the lines and positive vibes of Harsha sir, I don't have much expectations

[@labbaikyaaqsa7]

Do it for All big teams

[@authentic_101]

Yes please! Just listening to Harsha's perspectives on various teams feels soo delightful!

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

Most of them have all bases covered..

[@indrajeetkamat6138]

In my book, neither Rohit nor Virat or Hardik make it to the T20 squad. Just dinosaurs who will continue until a Travis Head or Pat Cummins meteor hits.

[@rupe9189]

Didn't know Harsha sir has his own channel. Subscribed instantly😊

[@ajambalapu]

Virat Kohli is the most expensive wicket in WC. We need to use him maximum. I think he will play at No.3

[@upabovealways]

*Its only Virat Kohli due to whom India has reached Final of T20 WC 2014, SEMI FINAL T20 WC 2016 and Semi Final T20 WC 2022 where Rohit got 27(28) and even in those knockout Virat had match winning 72 notout T20 WC 2014 SEMI FINAL and 89 notout at around 190 SR in T20 WC 2016 SEMI FINAL too. Look at Rohit Sharma's lack of performance*

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

Look at at the Rohit’s inning when we won T20 world cup. And Since Virat has been in Indian side, team has not won any WC. See without context, figures and stats can be easily twisted to suppory any narrative.

[@heya2k198]

​​@@dashmeetsingh9679 are bhai what you just said is the perfect depiction of those who do not watch cricket and just try to connect dots to point out reasons. 😂🤣 India hasn't been able to win simply because it's just been a one-man show in all t20 WCs. Barring SKY in 2022, no one has supported Kohli since 2012. India won 2007 WC because it was an almost complete team effort. Not just reliance on a single player. Keep in mind that Kohli is the not the reason that India lose in Knockouts. In fact, Kohli is the reason why India reach the knockouts.

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

@@heya2k198 Please read my comment again to get an understanding of what I said. I have neither blamed Virat or Rohit, but have focussed on how stats and figures can be used to further one's bias towards any player. And you running different tangent proves, your bias towards one player. You can enjoy your bias, I will enjoy the game.

[@heya2k198]

@@dashmeetsingh9679 I was only biased towards a player who played well and showed some responsibility. Plus, numbers may not mean everything but they do mean a lot of things. Added the fact that I've been watching these WCs live, I can vouch for whatever I had stated earlier. The problem with a few people (presumably those who just look at match results and blindly draw conclusions) is that they assume if a player has scored runs from the losing side, then he's the one who should be blamed 😂.

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

@@heya2k198 The Sachin effect :P

[@VijayCricketFan]

Rohit Kohli Samson SKY Dube Hardik Axar/Jadeja Kuldeep Bumrah Arshadeep 11th player is depends on conditions

[@AyushRaj-rt6bb]

Weaknesses- All right handers in the Top 4 and everyone struggles against Left arm orthodox spinners (except Samson to some extent)..So Samson will have much more responsibility to take on spinners..Top 3 will play the most balls in the innings and Dube will have very few deliveries to make an impact. He might not even face much spin which is his main strength...

[@harkiratsingh5271]

Probable playing 11: Openers: 1) Rohit 2) Kohli Middle Order: 3) Sanju Samson 4) Surya All-Rounders: 5) Shivam Dube 6) Hardik 7) Jadeja / Axar Bowlers: 8) Kuldeep 9) Yuzi 10) Bumrah 11) Arshdeep

[@anupamdevburman6056]

If Virat opens then Samson can play at 3 and that allows India to play Shivam Dube to play the middle overs. It's hard on Jaiswal but Shivam should be fitted in the XI.

[@vimalramachandran]

You said an entire month is remaining for Hardik to come good. How so? He plays for Mumbai, who’s out of the IPL playoffs. The playoffs start in just over 2 weeks and the final is just 3 weeks away. So Hardik only has 3 more matches to find his bearings. How do you get paid crores for commentary when you can’t get basic facts right?

[@NavneetKumartripathi-bl8me]

Rohit Virat Samson Sky Shivam Rishabh Axar Hardik Kuldeep Bumrah Arshdeep

[@RohitKumar-ne6du]

Possible XI Rohit (C) Jaiswal Kohli Sky Sanju /Pant * Hardik Dube Jadeja Arshdeep BUMRAH Kuldeep

[@pratikpatel3951]

Jaiswal , Rohit, Kohli , SKY, Dube, Samson, Hardik, Jadeja , Kuldeep, Bumrah, Arshdeep. An Opener Should always play like a opener not like a anchor his role is smash as much as in 1st Six Overs.

[@atorbGk]

India can have 2 fast bowlers, 2 all rounders bowling the next 4 overs between them (hardik and Dube), and two spinners. Rohit, Jaiswal, Virat, Suryakymar, Dube, Samson, hardik, Jadeja, kuldeep, Siraj, Bumrah. But i wish they had selected T natarajan and Sandeep sharma.

[@Dr.Phoenix]

I like this better

[@The_Universe_Boss]

Dube, Pandya and Dube can't guarantee you 8 overs in T20s

[@Dr.Phoenix]

@@The_Universe_Boss you need to bowl 8 overs between Pandya, Dube and Jadeja

[@The_Universe_Boss]

@@Dr.Phoenix Yes and there is the problem. Dube isn't bowling much. Pandya is out of form. Jadeja usually goes wicketless in T20s. In a nutshell 8 overs will be just defensive bowling with no chances of wickets

[@jaysiyaram240]

​@@The_Universe_Bossok jadega out axar in

[@bijujoseph5476]

Rohit and kohli opening Sanju at 3 Sky at 4 Rest whatever but this above one 🔥🥵 Who says no

[@g1sart843]

Yes 👍🏻 Sanju should be have more preference then pant as he can play in no 3 he is very good against spinner and can hit from 1st ball Samson should play one down and Virat open it’s better and if so we can add dune into playing xi too if Virat opens and Sanju at no 3,sky at no 4( he playes in this place for international as we seen before),5)dube,6)hardik ,7)Axar or jaddu ,8)Kuldeep,9) yuzi/Arshdeep,10) Siraj ,11) boom boom 💥

[@g1sart843]

It’s deadly ☠ batting India can every see in this recent Times in wc

[@bishanpoudel8746]

Having Rohit Sharma ,and Virat Kohli as openers is the best choice. One can dictate the play allowing Rohit to freely bat without worries about being the captain. At number 3 you can have an absolute leader in Sanju Samson who frees himself like a bird in such situations. SKY at 4 is similar to ABD at 4 in some sense you can ask him to anchor the innings when needed and dance when needed. Shivam Dube at 5 or Rishabh Pant at 5 is same left handed magician who can go big bang boom. I pick Dube for now. At 6 as a batsman or as a bowler regardless Hardik should be ready. In terms of Bowling its about the pitches now. On a carrabean track you go for Jadeja, Kuldeep, Chahal, Bumrah, Arshdeep. On a seaming track you go for Axar, Kuldeeep, Arshdeep, Bumrah and Siraj.

[@ch.kirankumar9315]

Harsha uncle finally opened his own KZbin channel 💥💥💥

[@deepakgupta-ng2bb]

Pant over samson is baffling....

[@g1sart843]

Yes Samson should play one down and Virat open it’s better and if so we can add dune into playing xi too if Virat opens and Sanju at no 3,sky at no 4( he playes in this place for international as we seen before),5)dube,6)hardik ,7)Axar or jaddu ,8)Kuldeep,9) yuzi/Arshdeep,10) Siraj ,11) boom boom 💥

[@Aman-nk5uq]

Nothing baffling. Need more left handers in the team. Also need sheer power to deposit balls in stands on slow pitches

[@dhaanushl6465]

Get ready for another embarrassing Loss in ICC Tournament. Picking players based on Favoritsm, Sympathy and not on performance. No wonder why India now won ICC Trophy since 2013, Real Indian Cricket is IPL. LONG LIVE IPL

[@animeeditor27]

So which player was not picked 🤔 according to your logic

[@r16099]

​@@animeeditor27 Rinku Singh

[@dashmeetsingh9679]

IPL is actually killing world cup dreams. When all our players are drained with 2month+ tournament. Key players of other teams are rested. By the time WC starts, our players will be at ~50%fit, while other players will be at 100%. Same thing happened for Test Championship. Long Live IPL.

[@srq27]

Are agar ek Banda nahi pick hua to kya India ko support nahi krega kya bhai. Chahe ye kisi ko bhi le jae team me support to kro ge na . Ek Banda nahi select hota to saare log apne hi desh ki haarne ki dua krne lagte hai.

[@surajroy2928]

What nonsense you are talking India played like invincibles in 2023 world cup Yes they didn't win but these things could happen in sports what matters is India is playing some really good cricket in recent past that's why they are not 1 in all three formats What's important is keep believing the process I am sure they will get the results sooner than later

[@rishabh_pant]

My fav commentator ❤ Your love and passion towards cricket always curious on everything 💗

[@nimitbansal710]

Rohit Sharma (C) Virat Kohli Sanju Samson (WK) Suryakumar Yadav Shivam Dube Hardik Pandya R. Jadeja/A. Patel Kuldeep Yadav Jasprit Bumrah Mohd Siraj Yuzi Chahal This would be my pick for this WC. Sure looks like a strong team but i would have still preferred Rinku Singh in the 16 man squad.

[@shekharkale2588]

Playing 11 in West Indies : 1. Jaiswal 2. Virat 3. Rohit (C) 4. Shivam 5. Axar / Surya 6. Rishabh (wk) 7. Hardik 8. Kuldeep 9. Jadeja 10.Chahal 11. Bumrah

[@shekharkale2588]

Playing 11 in America: 1. Jaiswal 2. Virat 3. Rohit (C) 4. Shivam / Axar 5. Surya 6. Rishabh (wk) 7. Hardik 8. Kuldeep 9. Jadeja 10. Arshdeep 11. Bumrah

[@davidanbudurai5931]

I have a feeling Hardik will get injured in the tournament.. Funny that none of the players get injured during IPL or miss IPL for personal reasons..

[@rajeshdebnath4523]

One of the best Commentators in World Cricket

[@poritoshmukherjee5964]

*THIS TIME WE WILL WIN* ❤️❤️❤️

[@himamshureddy7447]

My 11: 1. Rohit 2. Virat 3. Surya 4. Dube 5. Pant 6. Hardhik 7. Jadeja 8. Kuldeep 9. Arshadeep 10. Chahal 11. Bumrah

[@acousticnomad1682]

Not the best options but even then: 1. Rohit 2. Jaiswal 3. Samson 4. SKY 5. Dube 6. Hardik 7. Jadeja 8. Axar 9. Kuldeep 10. Bumrah 11. Arshdeep If Dube/Hardik can bowl 4 overs or so, this side will work as then you can rotate bowlers. And no, there is no place for both Rohit and Virat in the squad. We need people to maximize the powerplay and not just anchor and play a ODI innings.

[@ranjithkumar5654]

No need of Axar Already we have Jadeja and kuldeep so they will go with chagul

[@Couldbebetter100]

Have u seen dube bowl? He's terrible dude, he's not a good all rounder, if he's there he's there only for the batting, and at the most for 1 bowling over

[@nijoyjohn4366]

Does the bowling have that cutting edge

[@balu8710]

India playing with dube Axar jaddu hardik in 11 seems to be a good move having 4 allrounders in 11 has not been seen for India in t20 for a looong time

[@Narain2023]

1.Rohit 2.Jaiswal 3.Kohli 4.Samson 5.Surya 6.Pant 7.Hardik 8.Kuldeep 9. Siraj 10.Chahal 11. Bumrah

[@skumar2096]

1. Rohit 2. Kohli 3. Samson 4. Surya 5. Pant. 6. Dube 7. Hardik 8. Jadeja 9. Axar 10. Kuldeep. 10. Bumrah Bumrah: 4 overs, Jadeja: 4 overs, Kuldeep: 4 overs, Hardik: 3 overs, Dube: 2 overs, Axar: 3 overs. Batting order: Axar (left hander) at no. 3 with orders to hit every ball. With Jadeja at number 9, India should be able to set massive targets and chase down anything.

[@ramansrinivasan8580]

After the ODI WC drubbing Rohit said he was fine not playing T20 for India. Its a puzzle that he changes his mind and wants to captain a team with mostly the same chokers. Was Rohit expecting selectors to get rid of Kohli and because Kohli wanted to lose another ICC tournament, Rohit said me too?

[@sankalproy9978]

Also, unpopular opinion but you need to open with yeshasvi Jaiswal, he's left handed, attacking against both spin and seam.

[@pango2174]

When will we change?? We don’t need old legs here..move on BCCI

[@siddharthabhattacharya3117]

Can listen to him talk cricket all day long

[@3DR-WORLD]

1)R Sharma 2)V Kohli 3)S Samson 4)Suryakumar yadav 5)S Dube 6)H Pandya 7)A Patel 8)R Jadeja 9)K Yadav 10)J Bumrah 11)A Singh/M Siraj

[@abhishekKhadka993]

Sir please give your thoughts on Team Nepal

[@AjabNoor-fb4zu]

Well Explained ❤

[@RakeshKPatra]

1.Virat 2.Rohit 3. Sanju 4.Surya 5.Dube 6.Hardik 7.Jadeja 8.Kuldeep 9.Arshdeep 10.Bumrah 11.Siraj/Chahal(in west Indies)

[@vibhorchoudhary3765]

it is not the combination but the mental side of things that this team will falter just like it happened in the world cup.

[@himanshupanwar2438]

Rohit Virat Sanju SKY Pant Dubey Hardik Axar/Jadeja Kuldeep Bumrah Arshdeep All bases covered Good batting depth till 8th 3 Left handed batsman in top 8 Good hitters of spin and pace in middle order Dubey/Hardik/Axar finisher role From Bowling perspective as playing day games all in Caribbean: 4 seamers with 2 depth speciality Bumrah and Arshdeep 2 spinners to start with and then can add 1 more (Chahal) by replacing either Dubey or Hardik based on how tournament and games progress Most importantly right mix of new talents and experience Brand of cricket: Fearless from Ball 1

[@Sojakatha2023]

Rinku Singh's omission shocked me a lot. India may miss him unless Hardik finishes well with the bat.

[@akshatkhedekar8561]

Although there are some old guys but I guess its best 15 one could have made

[@tottenhamfankerala146]

1 Pant (wk) 2 Kohli 3 Sky 4 Rohit (c) 5 Dube 6 Hardik 7 Jadeja 8 Kuldeep 9 Bumrah 10 Arshdeep 11 Siraj

[@alex84p478]

India should play like srh openers did. Start hitting all balls without any fear. For that they should set their batting strength deep. 1. Rohit 2. Jaiswal 3. Kohli 4. Suryakumar 5. Pant 6. Hardik 7.Dube 8. Jadeja 9. Axar 10. Kuldeep 11. Bumrah

[@Dr.Phoenix]

I'm sorry but I'd keep Virat at 3 and open with Rohit + Jaiswal... Not only it has more chances of blistering start but also if Rohit and Kohli opens the rest doesn't give me that confidence of stability... It's just my opinion

[@RohliSKYVirma-cr9uy]

Exactly, left arm seamers are licking lips at 2 right hand openers to bowl. Also Jaiswal at top gives intent to old-tired top order

[@anp4149]

Dont see us lifting trophy.reason is simple,it is a safe team with no nowling option at top 4 5 and all rounders going to be a huge asset, the way t20 is evolved.

[@pratikjiwane880]

Harsha is keeping the background blank, hinting the sponsors 😂

[@ankitag852006]

If Hardik cant bowl at full capacity, I think team management needs to rethink their decision of including him in playing 11. There are better aggressive and consistent power hitters sitting outside playing 11.

[@darshansolanki8854]

1Yashasvi 2Kohli 3Sanju 4Sky 5Dubey 6Hardik 7Axar 8Kuldeep 9Yuzi 10Bumrah 11Arsdeep