India's T20 World Cup squad: Quick takeways

Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal on Tuesday made it to Indias provisional squad for the T20 World Cup thanks to strong IPL performances but Shubman Gill and the bighitting Rinku Singh were relegated to the reserves group as selectors went with the tried and tested for the marquee event in JuneThe BCCI announced the Rohit Sharmaled squad after a meeting between secretary Jay Shah and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Ahmedabad Rohit and Agarkar are expected to address the media in Mumbai on ThursdayQuick takeaways from Indias T20 World Cup squad1 Hardik Pandya was retained as vicecaptain despite his poor recent form and will serve as Rohit Sharmarsquos deputy2 Virat Kohli secures a spot despite widespread calls for his removal due to low scoring rate3 Samson was included as the second wicketkeeperbatter behind Rishabh Pant pipping the likes of KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan4 Yuzvendra Chahal returns to the T20 setup to be the second wrist spinner alongside Kuldeep Yadav5 Shivam Dube has earned a maiden World Cup call and was given the nod ahead of inform Rinku Singh6 Rinku Singh who was picked in travelling reserves alongside Shubman Gill Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan was a surprise omission7 Gill who is enjoying a good run in the IPL as Gujarat Titans captain finds himself among the standbys8 Selectors put all their faith on the young Yashasvi Jaiswal who had a slow start in the IPL but regained his touch with swashbuckling hundred recently for Rajasthan RoyalsAlso ReadWait for the knives to be outThere was a lot of debate over Hardiks place in the squad while Samson was not debated much Rinku was just unlucky It was a tossup between Dube and Rinku with Hardik also in the squad a BCCI source told PTIThe T20 World cup begins on June 2 in the USA and the Caribbean India will open their campaign against Ireland on June 5 in New YorkIndia who have had disappointing campaigns in the previous two World Cups due to their conservative batting approach needed to make a few bold calls to stake a claim for an elusive ICC trophyIndias toporder has come under a lot of criticism for its outdated approach in previous editionsConsidering the core remains the same it remains to be seen how giants like Virat Kohli and Rohit fare in probably their last appearance in the biennial eventIndia will need wickets in the middle overs if they are to go deep in the tournament and that could come from the wrist spin duo of Kuldeep and Chahal who have been reunited once againPlaying for Rajasthan Royals Chahal has picked up 13 wickets so far in the IPL and recently reached the 200wicket mark in the competitionQuestions remain over the pace attack with selectors picking Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh to assist spearhead Jasprit BumrahBoth Siraj and Arshdeep have not had the best of IPLs but are proven performers on the international stageAvesh Khan who has shown remarkable accuracy in the death overs this IPL is among the reserves and so is leftarm pacer Khaleel AhmedIndias T20 World Cup squad Rohit Sharma Captain Hardik Pandya Vice Captain Yashasvi Jaiswal Virat Kohli Suryakumar Yadav Rishabh Pant WK Sanju Samson WK Shivam Dube Ravindra Jadeja Axar Patel Kuldeep Yadav Yuzvendra Chahal Arshdeep Singh Jasprit Bumrah Mohd SirajReserves Shubman Gill Rinku Singh Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan