India, Dec. 22 -- India's T20 World Cup squad is pretty much about a template rebuild, a conscious shift in how the XI is constructed and how the roles are allocated. The management has spent the post 2024 cycle stress-testing three things: top-order structure, finishing certainty, and spin depth.

The most telling change is how India have started designing the batting order around the wicketkeeper's role. In 2024, India carried two keepers and could shuffle them as needed. Post 2024, the logic has hardened into something closer to a template: get a wicketkeeper in the top-order so the XI can afford deeper bowling resources without weakening batting depth. That thinking is reflected in how the current squad has been framed in terms of com...