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  • Duleep Trophy 2024: Yash Dayal, Mukesh Star As India B Outplay India A By 76 Runs | cricket news

    Despite KL Rahul’s gritty fifty, India A could manage to get through as a solid bowling effort led by Yash Dayal powered India B to a 76-run victory on the fourth and final day of their Duleep Trophy game on Sunday. While chasing down a total of 275, the batters of India A failed to absorb the pressure and were restricted to just 198 in their second innings. Yash Dayal led the pace attack and ended up registering the figures of 3/50, and also got full support from Mukesh Kumar (2/50) and Navdeep Saini (2/41). Rahul’s top score of 51 went in vain as India A struggled to put up stands, perishing to India B’s bowling.

    Previously, India B resumed the second innings at 150/6 and were bowled out for 184, giving India A a target of 275. Akash Deep after spending a rough patch made a brilliant comeback and recorded a five-wicket haul (5/56) .

    The batters of India A started chasing the total on a bad note as opener Mayank Agarwal got out in just the second over. Riyan Parag on the other hand played some attacking shots, smashing two sixes against Mukesh Kumar but then he failed to capitalize as he was dismissed for 31 from 18 balls.

    Yet another star batter, Shubman Gill too found it difficult to score runs and was sent to the pavilion for just 21 runs. The likes of Dhruv Jurel and Shivam Dube also failed to make an impact leaving their team reeling at 76/4 by lunch and later 99/6. It was solely KL Rahul who showed tremendous determination and ended up playing a knock of 51 off 121 balls. He also stitched a 42-run stand with Kuldeep Yadav for the seventh wicket. Moments after getting his fifty, Rahul got out to Mukesh Kumar. Pacer Akash Deep did play some aggressive shots and ended up making 43 off 42 balls before his team lost the game.

  • India’ T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: Who Are The Confirmed Names? Who Are The Contenders Vying For A Spot? , cricket news

    India T20 World Cup 2024 Squad: India’s selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar is going to have some sleepless nights ahead of the squad announcement for the T20 World Cup 2024. Except for a few names, one cannot for sure still say that this is going to. be the squad that will be in USA and West Indies for the mega event. There have been some outstanding performances in IPL 2024 which will make the job of the selectors even more tough. The tournament starts in June and the squad is likely to be announced by the start of May.

    Some of the names who are almost confirmed are veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav and Kuldeep Yadav as the leading wrist spinner. Arshdeep Singh has had a good IPL so far, so he should too make the cut. But there are still nine spots up for grabs.

    Will Hardik Pandya get picked?

    Hardik Pandya, the batting all-rounder, is not in great form either with bat or ball which is a huge concern. However, if he is bowling and batting without any discomfort, Hardik should make the cut. Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh are two names who are fighting for one spot in India playing 11 at the World Cup. But selectors may opt to take both of them to WC as backups for each other. Shivam should easily make it as he can bowl too.

    Three-way battle really for keeper’s slot

    The fight is for the wicketkeeper’s slot. There are six contenders in the form of Ishan Kishan, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson and Dinesh Karthik. But the real battle mostly should be between Pant, Samson and Rahul. One or maybe two of them could be picked, depending upon what roles they are told to play.

    The bowling department: Tough fight among pacers

    Kuldeep should definitely be the first choice wrist spinner. But India will need another spinner, maybe a wrist or a finger spinner. It could be a battle between Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal who make the cut.

    Then came the pacers. Apart from Bumrah and Arshdeep, India will need 2 more pacers. These two names are very hard to pick. Delhi Capitals’ Khaleel Ahmed, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s T Natarajan, Punjab Kings’ Harshal Patel, and even Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar have become contenders for the spot.

    With no Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj completely out of form, India will have to make a bold choice. Mayank Yadav can be a surprise and bold pick but also a risky one. He has an X-factor which is his extreme pace. But he also lacks experience.

    India’s likely T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant/Sanju Samson/KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Two more pacers and one spinner