Ali Khan, with the experience of playing in T20 leagues around the world – including at the CPL, the PSL and the ILT20 – hasn’t played a lot of T20I cricket, just six, to go with 15 ODI appearances. His experience would likely have made the selectors opt for him considering the stage.
Jahangir, who started his playing career in representative cricket in Pakistan, the country of his birth, has played 12 ODIs for USA, the last of them in July last year.
USA will play the inaugural game of the World Cup, against Canada in Dallas on June 1.
USA squad for T20 World Cup 2024
Monank Patel (capt), Aaron Jones (vice-capt), Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir