AHMEDABAD: A crucial meeting to select the members of the 15-member Indian squad for the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup will be held in Ahmedabad today. It was announced earlier that the team will be selected before May 1.

The BCCI selectors are currently in Ahmedabad and will discuss the 15-player squad for the marquee event which will begin on June 1 in the USA and the West Indies on Tuesday. All teams have to submit their 15-player squad till May 1.

According to reports, Malayali player and Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson is likely to be India's first-choice wicketkeeper-batter for the tournament. Rishabh Pant, who made his return to competitive cricket this IPL, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Dinesh Karthik and Mumbai Indians (MI) star Ishan Kishan are other players in contention for the spot primary keeper-batter for the tournament.

The poor form of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya is a cause of concern among the selectors. Experts point out that Hardik's poor form might affect his chances of getting included in the team.

The pitches in the West Indies and the US are said to favour the spinners. At present, India's spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are performing well. However, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravi Bishnoi are struggling to find consistency.

The top four has been more or less decided before the IPL, with skipper Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal set to open, Virat Kohli at number three and number one-ranked T20I batter Suryakumar Yadav at number four.