Team India squad for ICC T20 World Cup announced; check out full list of players
The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) in India on Wednesday (September 8) announced the Team India squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2021 in UAE. The announcement was made by BCCI secretary Jay Shah and selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma.
The other big announcement of the day was the addition of former India skipper MS Dhoni to the squad as mentor. Led by Virat Kohli, with Rohit Sharma as the vice-captain, the Indian squad doesn't include opener Shikhar Dhawan while leg spinner Varun Chakravarthy has made the cut.
Along with the original squad, the selectors also picked travelling reserves who will go to the UAE alongside the 15-member squad as per COVID-19 protocols.
Here’s the Team India squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2021:
Virat Kohli (Capt)
Rohit Sharma (vc)
KL Rahul
Suryakumar Yadav
Rishabh Pant (wk)
Ishan Kishan (wk)
Hardik Pandya
Ravindra Jadeja
Rahul Chahar
Ravichandran Ashwin
Axar Patel
Varun Chakravarthy
Jasprit Bumrah
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Mohd Shami
Notably, India have been placed in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup alongside Pakistan, New Zealand, Afghanistan, and two qualifiers.
The Virat Kohli-led team will start their campaign in a blockbuster clash with Pakistan on October 24. India will play all but one of their four matches at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. They will take on Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
India’s T20 World Cup Schedule:
Oct 24: vs Pakistan (Dubai)
Oct 31: vs New Zealand (Dubai)
Nov 3: vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
Nov 5: vs Qualifier – B1 (Dubai)
Nov 8: vs Qualifier – A2 (Dubai)
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