T20 World Cup: Selectors, BCCI to meet on Saturday to take big decisions

T20 World Cup – India Squad T20 WC: The D-Day has arrived. The deadline for the final submission of the squad for all teams is 10th October i.e Sunday. Pakistan has ring in few changes to their squad – will Indian selectors follow the suit? According to the information coming in from the sources in BCCI, selectors, coach Ravi Shastri, captain Virat Kohli & vice-captain Rohit Sharma will have 1 final round of conversation today to review the Indian squad for T20 World Cup – Follow T20 World Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.co

T20 World Cup: 1 Day to go for final squad submission, Selectors, Kohli & Shastri to have 1 final call: Follow Live Updates

T20 World Cup – India Squad T20 WC: Even though the squads have been announced for the mega event, October 10 will be the day by when all participating nations must finalise 15 member squads & submit to ICC.

Will Hardik Pandya make it? The primary point of discussion is Hardik Pandya. As the Mumbai Indians all-rounder has struggled with his fitness and form throughout the IPL 2021, many within the BCCI has raised a question on his selection. Even though, he is the only option at the moment as a seam-allrounder backup isn’t ready.

The form of Ishan Kishan was also under few questions – but his two brilliant knocks in the last two league matches for Mumbai Indians completely settles the issue

Also Read: T20 World Cup: Selectors show BIG faith on Hardik Pandya despite below-par show, confirms ’he will not be replaced’

T20 World Cup: Selectors and BCCI to meet on Saturday, 3 important decisions to be made – Follow Live Updates

T20 World Cup: Point of discussions in October 9 meeting

Should the squad be changed at this late stage?
What role will Hardik Pandya play?
If he doesn’t bowl, should Shreyas Iyer replace him as a specialist batsman or one of Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar be included?
Should Rahul Chahar be dropped for Yuzvendra Chahal?

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InsideSport has also learnt that Yuzvendra Chahal with his fantastic bowling performance in Phase 2 has impressed many and he is going to be a big talking point in during the meeting that will be attended by skipper Virat Kohli, vice-captain Rohit Sharma, head coach Ravi Shastri and BCCI secretary Jay Shah besides the selection committee headed by Chetan Sharma. InsideSport takes a look at the 3 big decisions that will be made.

T20 World Cup: Selectors and BCCI to meet on Saturday, 3 important decisions to be made – Follow Live Updates

Hardik Pandya: Even though many inside the BCCI walls do not want any changes to the squad at the last moment especially in regards to Hardik Pandya, his form and lack of bowling make him the biggest talking point of the meeting.

Hardik Pandya hasn’t bowled a single delivery in IPL 2020 and IPL 2021 and his batting form has been atrocious.
In 12 matches, Hardik has scored 127 runs at an average of 14.11.
Furthermore, Hardik’s fitness has raised a big concern. He has missed two matches and MI camp have put him on a recovery program without revealing the nature of the injury.
After the Sri Lanka series, he walked straight into the NCA in Bengaluru as fears of a recurrence of his back problems have surfaced.
Selectors aren’t confident of his fitness and do not want a one-dimensional Hardik Pandya who will just bat as his lack of bowling will lead to an imbalance in the team.

But selectors still want Hardik Pandya. “There is no question of replacing Hardik at this stage. Shardul or Deepak are not ready to take on the role. We have to develop backup in future. But now, it’s not the time, he will not be replaced,” a BCCI source told InsideSport.

T20 World Cup: Selectors and BCCI to meet on Saturday, 3 important decisions to be made – Follow Live Updates

Yuzvendra Chahal/ Rahul Chahar: Another Mumbai Indians player to struggle in Phase 2 was Rahul Chahar. Although many have raised questions on why selectors ignored Yuzvendra Chahal for Chahar, some inside BCCI have started raising questions on the young spinner’s selection. Chahal returned to form in Sri Lanka and has been one of the best spinners in Phase 2 with 11 wickets in six matches.

T20 World Cup: Selectors and BCCI to meet on Saturday, 3 important decisions to be made – Follow Live Updates

As the experienced spinner has returned to form and Rahul Chahar was dropped from MI Playing XI, selectors want Chahal to be included for T20 World Cup.

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