IND vs IRE, T20 WC 2024: Why are Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Kuldeep Yadav not playing Today?

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India is up against Ireland in their first match of the T20 World Cup 2024 today (Wednesday, June 5) at the Nassau County Cricket Stadium in New York.

India captain Rohit Sharma has won the Toss and has chosen to Field first. In the toss, Sharma spoke about his team and has gone with three frontline pacers. Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube have both started, while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are also in the lineup.

India has left out Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal from the squad. Although Chahal's absence is not that much of surprise, the omissions of the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Yashasvi Jaiswal have come as a surprise to many.

IND vs IRE: Why is Yashasvi Jaiswal left out?

Yashasvi Jaiswal is left out because of India's will to play Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma as openers. Rohit and Virat was tipped to open the batting for the Indian team, leaving a very little slot for Jaiswal in the team as he is most suited to bat up the order. That is the reason why Jaiswal won't play a part for India against Ireland.

IND vs IRE: Why is Sanju Samson not playing?

Sanju Samson is simply not playing because of his lack of form in the past few matches. The Rajasthan Royals captain didn't have the best run in the last few games in the IPL 2024, which continued in the warm-up match against Bangladesh as well. His direct wicket-keeping rival, Rishabh Pant, played a fantastic knock against Bangladesh and thus got the nod ahead of the Kerala player to be in the starting 11th for India against Ireland.

IND vs IRE: Why is Kuldeep Yadav not left out by India?

The decision to leave Kuldeep Yadav out may come as a surprise to many, but it is looking like the Indian team management has paid attention to what happened in the last match South Africa and Sri Lanka, where the pitch at the Nassau County Stadium in New York behaved pretty aggressively to the pace bowlers.

That is why India have picked up as many as five pacers in the team. With 3 frontline pacers, they have the likes of Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube, who can bowl fast. With Ravindra Jadeja and Acar Patel both giving the luxury of spin bowling and batting in the team, Kuldeep Yadav simply becomes surplus to requirements.