T20 World Cup 2024: No Hardik, Sanju In - Harbhajan Singh picks India Squad for World Cup

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Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has picked his 15-man India squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.

With the BCCI squad announcement nearing, the tension and permutations are building up and former India players have started to put forward their predicted squad for the World Cup.

India will eye to clinch their 2nd T20 World Cup title, especially after their World Cup 2023 heartbreak. Rohit Sharma is set to lead the Indian team and the selectors and the team management will have to find the perfect balance in the squad.

Harbhajan has decided to axe MI captain Hardik Pandya and RCB pacer Mohammed Siraj from his team.

The off-spinner has chosen Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav as the frontline spinners along with Ravindra Jadeja. In the pace department, he has opted for Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh and LSG sensation Mayank Yadav. Along with them, MI star Jasprit Bumrah is set to spearhead the pace attack.

Harbhajan has picked both Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson in the India squad as KL Raul misses out, while Shivam Dube is also included. In terms of Rohit's opening partner, Yashasvi Jaiswal has got the nod ahead of Shubman Gill.

Although Suryakumar Yadav hasn't been in the best of forms, the former India player tips SKY to be in the squad. Rinku Singh also makes to Harbhajan's squad and will be hoping to play as a finisher for India.

India was eliminated from the semifinal of the T20 World Cup last time and will be desperate to win it this time around. India is slotted in Group A along with arch-rivals Pakistan, Ireland, USA and Canada.

T20 World Cup 2024: Harbhajan Singh's India Probable Squad

Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rinku Singh, Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Yadav