Former India cricketer, Aakash Chopra opined about the prospects for Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel to make it to India’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad. He talked about the opportunities for wicketkeeper batters ahead of ICC’s marquee tournament and that they have to prove their mettle on the back of IPL performances.
Samson and Jurel, the Rajasthan Royals teammates, will be in focus along with Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal as the franchise eye a title win that has eluded them since 2009.
“There are many opportunities. Yashasvi Jaiswal has the opportunity to win the Orange Cap. Jos Buttler has the opportunity to show his dominance once again. Sanju Samson has the opportunity to be selected for the T20 World Cup, and the same can be said about Dhruv Jurel,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
However, Chopra also mentioned that despite Rishabh Pant being declared fit and being fully fit doesn’t guarantee his spot in India’s T20 World Cup squad. Hence, there will be competition between the RR players for the wicketkeeping batter’s spot.
“This (RR) is a team where there is a competition between two players for a spot for the T20 World Cup. An opener will not go. So Ishan Kishan is there as an opener keeper, but he will not go. Rishabh Pant is available now. However, it doesn’t mean that he will straight away be selected for the T20 World Cup,” he explained.
