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Gill To Lead, Bumrah Excluded: India's Probable Squad For Los Angeles Olympics 2028

Gill likely to lead India in 2028 Olympic Games [X] Gill likely to lead India in 2028 Olympic Games [X]

The 2024 Paris Olympics has come to an end, with the Indian contingent winning just 6 Medals. The players tried their best, but couldn't beat the tally of 7 from the Tokyo Olympics, which took place in 2021.

Fans always desire for a Gold Medal, and that was eluded this time around. However, in the next Olympic Games, scheduled in Los Angeles in 2028, cricket is set to be included, and fans have already made up their mind that at-lesst one Gold is secured, with the introduction of cricket.

An immensely poular sport, cricket was first played in the Olympics in 1900, and since then, the game has been excluded. However, it marks its return in 2028, and the excitement level has skyrocketed.

Four years from now, a lot of players would have retired. So, how will the team for the Olympics look like? Let us go through it.

Openers

Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal

The left-right combination works perfect for India. Gill, who has been touted to lead India, is expected to be the captain of the side, and will open alongside an explosive Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has been India's best batter since his debut in 2023.

Middle-order

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant, Rinku Singh

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has the experience of playing in at number 3, will bat their, followed by the exciting young talent in Nitish Kumar Reddy, who can fill in that Hardik Pandya role with the ball.

Rishabh Pant will be the keeper of the side, as his experience will be handful, followed by the finisher, Rinku Singh, who will ideally bat at number 6 in the Olympics.

All-Rounders

Axar Patel, Washington Sundar

Axar and Washington provide depth in the batting order, and will also chip in with useful overs in the middle. Both are capable of fulfilling dual roles, as witnessed so many times.

Bowlers

Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav

Kuldeep will be the third spinner in the side, and will be the most experienced bowler, heading into the Olympics in 2028. The two pacers will be Arshdeep Singh, one of the stars of the T20 World up 2024, and the bright young prospect, Mayank Yadav, who won hearts with his performances in IPL 2024.

IND's Probable XI for T20 Games in Olympics

Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mayank Yadav.


Reserves: Abhishek Sharma, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan