Indian t20 captain rohit sharma patrolling third man while MI SKIPPER. Hardik pandya continues with-his bumbling ways, irony just died a thousand deaths coz the roles will reverse soon, top franchise languishing for second season in a row

Not a W C winning team, too much baggage, don’t want to jinx it, but we are travelling into the unknown, india’s group games are in NYC and lauderhill, the only impt one being against pakistan, no history or data on pitches etc

Batting is weak with rohit surya out of touch which leaves virat dube & jaiswal to do the heavy lifting, onus will be on matchwinner pant as always, weak team on the whole doesnt look like cup winning material

So gill and rahul dont make the cut and rightly so, good to see ipl 24 performers being rewarded - shivam dube, sanju samson, rishab pant, yuzi, but hardik??? And pace bowling looks weak, with bumrah being its bulwark, wud v liked to c mayank yadav as X factor and rinku too

Watched lapatta ladies ravi kshen is his usual masterful self but the scene stealer in ‘jaya’ in this super take on brides in rural india, fab movie Ravi Kishan (Modi Ka Parivar)

Sunrisers high risk ultra aggressive approach has now failed twice in a row, questions are now being asked, i wud still persist with it in the first 6

In a parallel universe, India's T20 World Cup 11 might look like this:

1 Jaiswal, 2 Abhishek, 3 Samson (capt), 4 Dube, 5 Pant (wk), 6 Shashank, 7 Axar, 8 Kuldeep, 9 Bumrah, 10 Sandeep, 11 Natarajan

#IPL2024 #T20WorldCup2024

The bar has been raised, range hitting in practice is crucial, the new norm is 225 and even that can be overhauled easily, so where is t 20 cricket headed on patta wkts, windies and us will c flat decks too, although they may be slower and spinners may play a key role

Jake fraser-mcgurk tristan stubs phil salt rowman powell shashank singh ashutosh redefining the t20game

Power hitters have always existed, men like gayle typified this but this new template of everyone attacking in ultra aggressive mode is a game changer, reckon 300 is coming Ajit Agarkar Rahul Dravid

Bowlers graveyard that is what this ipl has become, travesty for hapless bowlers as power hitters go berserk, spare a thought for bowlers, some with skill like kuldeep axar bumrah yuzi are able to contain and outwit these marauders Ajit Agarkar Rahul Dravid choose wisely

Witnessing history this season humongous totals being overhauled repeatedly BCCI dont ignore these newbies - shashank Ashutosh & co - their attitude and chutzpah is remarkable - ice water in their veins

Bairstow has woken up from his slumber, but india cant ignore the likes of shashank singh as a finisher, we have to look at form players for the WC, dont ugnore this 31 year old talent

Kings under the cosh has collapsed completely in the face of this withering attack, india needs to ready for this kind of explosion in the coming WC, our track record in ICC tourneys since msd is abysmal

England will have to utilise phil salt just as oz will go with head, our bowlers have to be ready to face the onslaught, the game has turned on its head, if u dont plan for the first 36 balls u r out of here - batting and bowling - strike rates now are closer to 200 +

The template to clock big runs in the first six holds, srh may have failed, but kkr is pressing the pedal- salt and naraine like head & abhishek- hope Ajit Agarkar Rahul Dravid are paying attention- stay deep in the crease and attack, rohit/kohli are not the ideal choice

Hope Ajit Agarkar and Rahul Dravid are watching the birth of a new template bangbangbang inthe first six overs, even delhi is trying the same tactics today 60/80 minimum, rohit/kohli wont cut ice, u need a new brand of hitters for the WC

Head still, keep your shape and any score can be taken out these days, what a game? What a player stoinus?