Agarkar & Rohit press conference highlights: 'Unfortunate, Rinku not in main squad'
We were looking for players who were batting in the middle-order; KL Rahul is playing as opener; Pant is batting at number 5 and we can believe, Sanju can adjust in the middle-order, says Agarkar
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Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma press conference
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India's T20 World Cup LIVE press conference
We are still waiting for the press conference to begin. Stay tuned.
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India's T20 World Cup LIVE press conference to begin shortly
The wait is over, Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma are at the venue and ready to answer questions on India squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
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The story of drop-in pitches in ICC T20 World Cup 2024
The drop-in pitches during US leg of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 have been prepared by Aussies. S Sreesanth feels, though, the pitches would assist spinners.
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India's T20 World Cup LIVE press conference
Tom Moody questions what would be India's philosophy to win the T20 World Cup as the team's squad is heavily loaded with spinners.
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India's T20 World Cup LIVE press conference delayed
Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma's press conference has been delayed by 30 mins.
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"I really feel for Rinku Singh. He is a super player and deserves every opportunity that comes his way. He has had a difficult IPL purely because of opportunity, not because of form. He is not out of form. He is out of runs. For selectors, it had nothing to do with form, it had everything to do with the fact that Dube gives them more flexibility with their combinations and balance, balancing their side with two spinners or three spinners," Moody![]()
Tom Moody on Rinku's exclusion from India main squad
Following the announcement of India's squad for the ICC Men's 20 World Cup 2024, Australia's legendary cricketer Tom Moody believes that left-hand batter Rinku Singh should have been included in the squad as he is a super player and deserves every opportunity that comes his way.
Rinku made his T20 debut in 2023 against Ireland, following that he has played 15 matches and 11 innings in which he scored 356 runs at a strike rate of 176.24. The left-handed batter played his last 20-over match for India against Afghanistan in January 2024
"I really feel for Rinku Singh. He is a super player and deserves every opportunity that comes his way. He has had a difficult IPL purely because of opportunity, not because of form. He is not out of form. He is out of runs. For selectors, it had nothing to do with form, it had everything to do with the fact that Dube gives them more flexibility with their combinations and balance, balancing their side with two spinners or three spinners," Moody
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Pakistan name provisional squad for T20 World Cup
Pakistan drop Usama Mir for Ireland and England T20s, bring back Haris Rauf
Pakistani selectors on Thursday dropped leg-spinner Usama Mir for the T20 series in Ireland and England while recalling fast bowler Haris Rauf.
Selectors Muhammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, Wahab Riaz told a media conference that Pakistan's World Cup squad would be picked based on the performances of the matches against Ireland and England.
The three-match series in Ireland begins May 10 before Pakistan move to England for four games from May 22.
They are a few fitness issues with Muhammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Azam Khan and Irfan Khan Niazi but there has been a significant improvement in their fitness and we are confident they will play in the coming matches, Wahab said.
Wahab also justified recalling pacer Hasan Ali for the coming tour and said that he was already under consideration and basically he is a back up for Haris.
If Haris is fit and performs well in coming matches he is our first choice. He has started bowling but if he doesn't come through we have Hasan Ali.
Squads: Babar Azam (Captain), Muhammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Muhammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Abbas Afridi and Agha Ali Salman.
Squads: Babar Azam (Captain), Muhammad Rizwan, Azam Khan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Irfan Khan Niazi, Abrar Ahmed, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Muhammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Abbas Afridi and Agha Ali Salman.
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India's T20 World Cup LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE: Questions to be raised during media briefing
The mediapersons are expected to question Agarkar and Rohit on following developments:
- Hardik Pandya's inclusion into squad despite lacklustre IPL 2024 outing and not playing domestic cricket.
- Exclusion on Rinku Singh from India's main squad
- Why Shubman Gill not part of India's squad despite scoring runs in heaps
- Why fast bowlers' not picked on IPL performances
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India squad for T20 World Cup
Rohit Sharma will lead India in the showpiece tournament, while Hardik Pandya will be his deputy.
India have added two wicket-keepers, including Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson, to their squad. Star batter Virat Kohli, who has been slamming runs in the ongoing IPL 2024 has also been added into the squad.
Pant is set to make a comeback to team India, around 16 months after meeting with a car crash on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in Uttarakhand in 2022. India have opted for four spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal to their squad.
Among the notable inclusion is Yuzvendra Chahal, who was named in the team for a T20 World Cup for the very first time.
India will head into the tournament with the powerful pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah with Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj adding more boost. Samson got a place in the 15-member squad while the selectors overlooked wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul and Rinku Singh.
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024 countdown begins
India captain Rohit Sharma and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar will address the press conference on the squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2024 today in Mumbai.
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First Published: May 02 2024 | 2:36 PM IST
