T20 World Cup 2024: Yuvraj Singh prefers Pant over Samson for wicket-keeper's spot

As the T20 World Cup 2024 is inching closer former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh prefers Rishabh PPant over Sanju Samson for the wicketkeepers role in the Men in Blue Yuvraj also backed allrounder Hardik Pandya saying that he will produce something special in the T20 World Cup 2024India has named a strong 15man squad and four reserves for the T20 World Cup 2024 Rohit Sharma will be in charge of the pack The global showpiece will begin in June in the USA and the West IndiesSticking to his preference for a leftright batting combination throughout the lineup Yuvraj has leaned towards Pant over Samson for the vital wicketkeepers roleId probably go for Rishabh Obviously Sanju is also in great form but Rishabh is a lefthander and I believe that Rishabh has massive potential to win games for India which he has done in the past Yuvraj an ambassador of the upcoming T20 World Cup told ICCAlso ReadIN PHOTOS IPL 2024 The Iyer duo takes Kolkata to the finalsLot more in Test cricket and hes someone who I feel can be a matchwinner on the big stage While both Pant and Samson have been in sensational form in the IPL India vicecaptain Hardik has struggled to find his batting rhythm but Yuvraj remains optimistic about the allrounders impact in the T20 World CupWell the good thing is that the selection has been made Selectors see how players have performed at international cricket and then they look at IPL form Just not the IPL form said Yuvraj who was part of Indias 2007 World Cupwinning teamBecause if you look at the IPL form Hardiks not done well Looking at his background for India what hes done for India it is important that hes in the squad I think his bowling is going to be important and his fitness is going to be important And I think he might do something really special in this World CupTalking about Indias battingorder Yuvraj wants Rohit and Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top followed by Virat KohliI think Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal should definitely open Yuvraj saidVirat Kohli has been batting at No3 and thats his position And then you get Surya Yadav at four and then you got a couple of big optionsId like to see a couple of lefthand righthand combinations because it is harder to bowl at two combinations all the timeYuvraj also felt that Shivam Dubes inclusion in the side came at the right time but he also felt bad for travelling reserves Shubman Gill and Rinku SinghI think with Shivam Dube the last T20 series he played for India I think he did well And hes been very consistent in the IPL as well Yuvraj notedI just felt the kind of form hes in it was important for him to be in the squad I really think he can make a huge difference in the middle order or the lower middle order so its good to see him in the Indian T20 squadIt was a bit unfortunate for Shubman Gill and Rinku Singh If I talk about Rinku obviously he has been in good form for India and he has done so well for KKR And I see a lot of improvement in his batting in the last couple of yearsUnfortunate for him and Shubman obviously scoring tons of runs from the last year someone who has scored the most number of hundreds for India From the last two years and to miss out as I said thats the nature of selecting a World Cup squad and Im sure these guys will be the first ones whenever theres an opportunityIndia will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign on June 5 against Ireland before taking on Pakistan on June 9 at the newlyconstructed Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New YorkWith PTI Inputs