T20 World Cup 2024: Team India declared the winners by...

Kumar Sangakkara, former Sri Lankan skipper and the Director of Cricket for Rajasthan Royals (RR), has leveled India as a strong contender for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held in the USA and West Indies from June 1.

Sangakkara further praised India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad, describing it as exceptionally strong and balanced. The Sri Lankan legend highlighted Team India’s depth in formidable batting and versatile all-rounders, along with their high-quality spin options, which will offer them tactical adaptability depending on the circumstances of the mega event.

Expressing confidence in the squad's ability to adapt to various conditions, Sangakkara hailed the strategic planning of Indian head coach Rahul Dravid and skipper Rohit Sharma.

The legendary batter also highlighted the flexibility in India’s T20 World Cup squad, which will allow them to play with different combinations depending on the desired batting or bowling strength.

It's an extremely strong squad: Kumar Sangakkara on India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad

Kumar Sangakkara said at the press conference: “It's an extremely strong squad. They've got their batting covered, they've got their all-rounders in. They've got very high-quality spin and they've got very good combinations that they can play. Knowing the conditions there, I'm sure Rahul and Rohit have a good idea of what the squad should be to play the cricket they want in the World Cup.

And they'll be having two or three different combinations, depending on whether they want a deeper batting line-up or more strength in their bowling. But it's a really well-balanced squad, a very strong squad and India's always been very strong in international tournaments.”

India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad has four players from Rajasthan Royals (RR): Sanju Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Yuzvendra Chahal in the primary squad, with Avesh Khan named as a reserve player for the mega event. Sangakkara said that they are really proud of their players who were selected for India’s squad and lauded their hard work and resilience.

Sangakkara credited the players for maintaining focus amid the speculations over the T20 World Cup 2024 squad, which translated into strong performances in the ongoing IPL 2024 and ultimately earned them spots in the national squad.

Here’s India’s squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024:

Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj

Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan

Speaking about the Rajasthan Royals (RR) performance in the ongoing IPL 2024, the Sanju Samson-led franchise is in red-hot form this season. The Royals have lost only one match of their nine outings so far in the ongoing IPL 2024, and they are ranked top with 16 points to their kitty.

The RR have almost booked their place in the IPL 2024 playoffs and will next face the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the 50th game of this season on Thursday, May 2, at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.