T20 World Cup 2024
Manjrekar leaves Kohli, Hardik out from his squad for T20 World Cup
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Indian commentator Sanjay Manjrekar picked Sanju Samson over Virat Kohli for the No. 3 position for his T20 World Cup squad, which is set to begin on June 1 and will be co-hosted by the USA and West Indies.
Manjrekar listed his players for the T20 World Cup on Star Sports and acknowledged the challenge of selecting from the large pool of talent in Indian cricket.
"It's extremely difficult because there are many quality players. Especially after the IPL there are too many options, but let me make an effort," Manjrekar said in the Star Sports video.
Manjrekar also left out Mumbai captain and all-rounder Hardik Pandya from his squad for the T20 World Cup.
Hardik Pandya has not been performing well this season. He has scored only 151 runs in 8 matches, with an average of 21.57, which is not up to his usual standards.
In the bowling department, he has been struggling, giving away too many runs. His economy rate is 10.94, which is quite high, and he has only managed to take 4 wickets so far.
Manjrekar's Indian squad for T20 World Cup:
Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav, Krunal Pandya.