India's squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 is likely to be named at the end of April during the Indian Premier League 2024. The global T20 tournament will be played in the USA and West Indies and the IPL will act as a key event for selection.
As reported in PTI, the squad is likely to be named in the last week of April. The cut-off date of ICC for submitting the teams is May 1 and the teams will get a chance to change the players up until May 25.
"The Indian team will be selected sometime during the last week of April, the time by which the first half of IPL will be over and the national selection committee will be in a position to assess the form and fitness of the contenders," the senior BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity.
Players not part of IPL playoffs to leave for USA early
Notably, the source also said that the players whose team will not play in the IPL playoffs will go for the T20 World Cup early. "The first batch of cricketers will leave for New York immediately after the end of the league stage of IPL on May 19. Those players, whose teams won't qualify for the final four will be going early, like it happened during WTC finals last year," it added. PTI had reported the same earlier too.
Four selectors keeping a tab on potential WC players
Notably, as the tournament will be crucial in finalising the squad for the 20-over World Cup, the four national selectors are travelling to watch most of the matches of the IPL to keep a tab on the candidates for the global showpiece tournament.
It is also reported that the IPL franchises have not been given any instructions as far as workload management goes. But in case of injuries, the players will come under NCA. "Obviously, if any centrally contracted or targeted player gets injured, his case will automatically come under the purview of the NCA's Medicine and Sports Science team," it added.
"Also for the centrally contracted players and targeted players (India A, Emerging India), the S&C coaches and physios need to keep NCA in loop. But when players are contracted with franchises, BCCI can't dictate how many matches they will play. As far as bowlers are concerned, it is only four overs," the source added.
