New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday announced the squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Skipper Rohit Sharma and Vice-Captain KL Rahul will lead Men In Blue in the campaign. The much-anticipated players Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are finally added to the squad.
Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik are added as wicket-keepers to the side. Asia Cup bowlers Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Yuzvendra Chahal make a dominant and firm stand in the squad.
In a significant decision, Indian pace bowler Mohd. Shami was not named in the 15-member squad traveling to Australia for the mega competition. Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, and Shreyas Iyer were named as stand-by players with Shami.
With the T20 World Cup announcement, The All India Selection Committee has also announced the squad for the series against Australia and South Africa slated ahead of the T20 World Cup.
India T20 Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
Standby Players – Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.
Indian Squad for Australia T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
Indian Squad for South Africa T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.