ICC T20 World Cup 2020: How could India line up? Probable squad & players pushing for a spot

Contenders

Sanju Samson

Australia 'A' v India 'A' - Quadrangular Series Final

Sanju Samson will be hoping to get some game time leading up to the World Cup. The classy Kerala batsman has always been impressive in the IPL but opportunities at the highest level have been hard to come by. Samson is expected to be kept on standby.

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Shivam Dube

Shivam Dube

In the absence of Hardik, Shivam Dube has made the most of his chances. Making his debut in the recent series against Bangladesh, the RCB all-rounder has had decent outings with both bat and bowl. Given the opportunity to bat up the order in the second T20I against West Indies, Shivam played a decent knock of 54 in just 30 balls consisting of 4 sixes demonstrating his ability to clear the boundary with ease while his 3 wicket spell in a pressure situation in the series decider against Bangladesh showed that he could be useful with the ball as well.

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Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav is very much in contention to make the final squad. Kuldeep has had an short but impressive international career. In the 19 matches the chinaman bowler has played, he has picked up a total of 37 wickets at an impressive strike rate of just less than 12 and an economy rate of less than 7 with one 4 wicket haul and one 5 wicket haul to show for his performances. Kuldeep has occasionally found it tough on flat tracks as the batsmen found it easy to line him up because of his lack of pace.

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Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed

Khaleel Ahmed, being a left arm seam blower will provide much variety to the squad. Although unlikely, Khaleel could have an outside chance of making it to the World Cup. He has a knack of picking up crucial wickets but often finds himself on the expensive side. Career economy rate of just below 9 is something he has to improve. Virat has talked very highly of Khaleel in the past.