Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya Excluded from India’s controversial T20 World Cup squad picked by Sanjay Manjrekar

The former Indian player Sanjay Manjrekar picked a 15-man India squad for the T20 World Cup that brings new debates and controversies. Notably, the exclusion of star players such as Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Rinku Singh from his 215-man T20 WC squad has raised eyebrows within the cricketing community.

In a team selection episode with Star Sports, Sanjay Manjrekar axed other star players like Shivam Dube and Shubman Gill who are considered strong contenders for a spot in India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad.

Manjrekar’s controversial decision to axe Virat Kohli from his 15-man squad is generating buzz, especially considering Kohli’s remarkable performance in the ongoing IPL 2024 season.

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Despite leading the run charts and holding the Orange Cap with an impressive tally of 430 runs from 9 matches, the RCB legend finds himself left out of Manjrekar’s India squad for the T20 World Cup 2024.

Before the T20 World Cup 2024, notable former cricketers including Harbhajan Singh, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, and Ambati Rayudu have each provided their respective 15-man squads for the marquee ICC tournament. However, none of them made the bold move of excluding the iconic Indian crickets like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from their selections.

Sanjay Manjrekar’s India squad reshuffles the batting order, assigning Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson to the pivotal number 3 position instead of Virat Kohli. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill assume their usual roles of openers.

REVEALED: @sanjaymanjrekar‘s Fab 15 squad for the #T20WorldCup2024! 😲

A few interesting names get his nod for the #VisaToWorldCup, but 1 MAJOR name misses out! Do you agree with his choices for #T20WorldCupOnStar?

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— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) April 26, 2024

Sanjay Manjrekar’s India squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav.

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