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Agarkar feels selectors shouldn’t make changes to T20 WC squad based on IPL

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels the selectors shouldn’t make any change in the T20 World Cup squad despite some players going through a lean patch ahead of the showpiece event in UAE. The All-India Senior Selection Committee last month picked the India squad for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup to be hosted […]

Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels the selectors shouldn’t make any change in the T20 World Cup squad despite some players going through a lean patch ahead of the showpiece event in UAE.

The All-India Senior Selection Committee last month picked the India squad for the upcoming ICC men’s T20 World Cup to be hosted by the BCCI from October 17 to November 14 in the UAE and Oman. “In my opinion, once you have picked the squad for World Cup — barring injury — I don’t think you should make any changes. Yes, there are guys at the moment who are not in their great form, but it only takes one innings — whether it’s bowling or batting — to change that form around, and that could still happen before the end of the IPL,” Agarkar said on Star Sports show Cricket Connected.

The former Indian cricketer wants the selector to stick with the squad as only one inning (in IPL 2021) is needed for a player to regain the form.

“So, if you think that’s the best 15 you’ve picked going to the World Cup, my personal opinion, I would stick with it, because you gotta show faith in people even when things are not looking so good, because things can turn around very quickly,” said Agarkar.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh cricket team on Monday arrived here ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.

The Asian side will first play in the qualifiers and will begin the campaign against Scotland on October 17 in Al Amerat. “Bangladesh Team arrive in Muscat today (4 October, 2021),” Bangladesh Cricket tweeted.

Bangladesh will then take on Oman and Papua New Guinea in the subsequent games and if they qualify, the Asian side will lock horns with the heavyweights in the showpiece event later this month.

Tickets are available for fans to watch the top 16 T20 teams in the world vying for the ultimate prize in the shortest format which gets underway in Muscat on October 17 and is set to conclude in the UAE on November 14. India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Varun, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan.

Stand-byes: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur.

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