Sanju Samson's T20 World Cup heartbreak almost certain, Ajit Agarkar-led panel to pick KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant: Report

After being snubbed from 2022 T20 World Cup squad and 2023 ODI World Cup team, is Sanju Samson set to face a third heartbreak?

The Judgment Day for those in the fray for a selection into the Indian team for the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 draws near. On Sunday (April 28), BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, who is on his way from Spain, is reportedly set to meet India captain Rohit Sharma in New Delhi on the sidelines of the ongoing IPL 2024. Rohit is currently in the capital city for Mumbai Indians' match against Delhi Capitals on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The discussions around the possible World Cup have grown more intense by the day, with IPL 2024 offering varied possibilities for experts and veterans to debate. One of those talks have been around the wicketkeeping role. As many as six players - Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurel had entered the race to grab the two possible spots in the Indian squad ahead of the start of the IPL 2024 season. By the end of the first half of the season, while Jurel, unfortunately, fell out of reckoning amid the lack of runs for Rajasthan Royals, veteran cricketer Dinesh Karthik joined the race with a few many former cricketers like Ambati Rayudu backing his case.

Who stands where in the run-scoring chart ahead of the T20 World Cup selection announcement?

After 41 matches in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, Delhi Capitals skipper Pant stands top of the run-scoring chart with 342 runs in nine matches, laced with three half-centuries, at a strike rate of 161.32. Samson, the captain of Rajasthan Royals, stand second on the list with 314 runs in eight games, comprising three fifties, at a strike rate of 152.42. Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul, with 287 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 140, is third, followed by Ishan Kishan with 192 runs in eight matches and Karthik with 172 runs at a phenomenal strike rate of 209.75 in four innings.

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Who stands where in the pecking order ahead of the T20 World Cup selection announcement?



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