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'He Missed Out Because...': Ganguly Opines On Rinku Singh's T20 World Cup Exclusion

Sakshi Sharma

Rinku Singh has been excluded from the upcoming T20 World Cup (x.com)Rinku Singh has been excluded from the upcoming T20 World Cup (x.com)

The T20 World Cup 2024 is a just few weeks away, and the excitement for the much-anticipated tournament is already building among the fans and cricket lovers. The India's 15-member squad was announced on April 30, 2024, with Rohit Sharma given the responsibility of the captaincy and Hardik Pandya appointed as the vice-captain.

The team have notable names like Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja to strengthen the team line-up. While the squad sees the return of Yuzvendra Chahal, Rinku Singh's omission from the main squad raised eyebrows. 

The CSK all-rounder, Shivam Dube has also been included in the team as he has been in commendable form in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. India will start its T20 World Cup tournament facing Ireland on June 5, 2024. 


Sourav Ganguly Opines On The Selection Of T20 World Cup Squad 

The former Indian captain, Sourav Ganguly, praised Rohit Sharma and the Indian team's management for the squad selected for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. 

The former BCCI president also expressed himself and stated that this is the fairest team that the selectors could have selected and he also showed solicitude for Rinku Singh. 

“I think this is one of the fairest teams I have seen. I am not saying other teams are not fair. I think the selectors and Rohit have done a fantastic job in picking this side. I think Rinku missed out because they wanted to go with another spinner. But Rinku is in standby, so fingers crossed. It is just the beginning of Rinku's career. 

He believes that Rinku Singh has a lot of capability and ability left in him to play for the national team. 

He also agreed with Ajit Agarkar and Rohit Sharma's explanation regarding picking an extra spinner as the track in the USA and Caribbean is expected to be a spin-friendly condition in the West Indies. 

He will play a lot for India. I think he should not be disheartened with this. But I think this is a very strong team, solid team,” Ganguly said .

India's squad for T20 World Cup 2024

Rohit Sharma(C), Hardik Pandya (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.

Travelling reserves: Rinku Singh, Shubman Gill, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan