Former England captain Eoin Morgan believes that India are the strongest team in the T20 World Cup 2024. Speaking on Sky Sports ahead of the tournament.
Morgan said that India’s incredible squad depth and talent make them a very stable unit and that India have the ability to beat any other team by a decent margin.
Morgan, who played the T20 World Cup final in 2016 and won the ODI World Cup in 2019 with England pointed out that even the players that India have not been able to carry to the T20 World Cup 2024 are incredibly strong.
“The strongest side, even with injuries throughout the tournament, is India, without a doubt. Their strength and depth is absolutely incredible at the moment. And it’s almost probably, we’re talking about who the players that were missed out in their squad of 15 because of the quality that they possess,” Morgan said.
“They are favourites for me. I think that they’re just the quality that they have on paper. If they produce it, I think they can, they can beat anybody quite well in the tournament,” he added.
INDIA’S FORTUNES IN T20 WORLD CUP
India have not done well in the recent editions of the T20 World Cups. In 2021, they were knocked out from the Super 12 stage after back to back losses against Pakistan and New Zealand. In the 2022 World Cup, India had a memorable run but were smashed by England in the semi-final of the tournament.
Former England cricketer Michael Atherton, while speaking in the same discussion thought that it was quite odd that India had not won a World Cup since the start of the Indian Premier League.
“They haven’t won it since that first World Cup back in 2007,” Atherton said. “That’s the great irony. That’s how long It’s also an irony because everybody talks about the IPL and how that has improved. India’s T20 cricket. The irony is the only time they’ve won it was pre-IPL,” Atherton said.
India’s T20 World Cup squad selection explained
INDIA’S SQUAD FOR T20 WORLD CUP 2024
Batters: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav.
Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson.
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja.
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj.