ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Ajit Agarkar on team selection, KL Rahul’s omission and more

As the competition to reach the Indian Premier League playoffs heats up, a lot of talk over the last two days has revolved around India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies.

There were a few notable omissions with the likes of KL Rahul, Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill missing out on a place in the squad. While Singh and Gill will travel as reserve players, Rahul, who was India’s first-choice wicketkeeper at last year’s ODI World Cup, has been left out with Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson selected as the wicketkeepers.

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There were also doubts about Hardik Pandya’s form going into the tournament with the Mumbai Indians’ captain struggling with his performances in the IPL. The selection committee however, have backed Pandya to come good and have named him as vice-captain for the tournament.

On Thursday, India captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar spoke to the media where they answered various questions on the selection of the Indian team for the tournament.

Edited excerpts from the press conference follow:

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