India will play its group matches against Ireland, Pakistan, USA and Canada in the USA. From the Super Eight Stage onwards, the matches will be played in the West Indies.
Previous India captain Sourav Ganguly on Friday evaluated the T20 World Cup-bound Indian group as a solid one.
Assessing the 15-member Indian group for the notorious occasion to be held in the USA and West Indies from June 2 to 29, Ganguly said the Rohit Sharma-led side was pressed with match-winners.
“They are a exceptionally solid group. All the 15 were great sufficient to be selected,” said Ganguly on the sidelines of the trophy disclosing occasion of the inaugural Bengal Master T20 Association here.
“They are all coordinate victors – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, I am exceptionally cheerful to see Sanju Samson, (Shivam) Dubey. They are a exceptionally solid team.”
India will play its gather matches against Ireland, Pakistan, USA and Canada in the USA. From the Super Eight Organize onwards, the matches will be played in the West Indies.
Ganguly said spinners would play an vital part in the West Indies. “They are playing in the West Indies, where the pitches will turn and will be moderate and (will keep) moo and huge grounds. Spinners will be important.”
Ganguly saw the rationale in selecting an extra spinner ahead of finisher Rinku Singh. “They needed to go with another spinner. He has not got a put, but it’s fair the starting for Rinku.”
About the tight race among groups for playoff compartments in the Indian Chief Association (IPL), Ganguly, who is the group executive of Delhi Capitals, said, “Everybody is on the same boat.”
“We had a exceptionally long dialog with the circumstance of the batting line-up,” he said. “I need to state exceptionally clearly that our center has continuously been (on) parts – parts that we need individuals to play. The circumstance of somebody like Shamar Joseph, you truly can’t address somebody like him, we saw him in Australia. He ticked the boxes for us.
“It was a few exceptionally near choices, with respect to the choice of Kyle Mayers and Shimron Hetmyer – but we looked at who we needed the additional player batting down the order.”
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