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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced India's 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted in the West Indies and USA, starting on June 1.
Rohit Sharma will lead India in the showpiece tournament, while Hardik Pandya will be his deputy.
India have added two wicket-keepers, including Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson, to their squad. Star batter Virat Kohli, who has been slamming runs in the ongoing IPL 2024 has also been added into the squad.
Pant is set to make a comeback to team India, around 16 months after meeting with a car crash on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in Uttarakhand in 2022. India have opted for four spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal to their squad.
Squad:
Batsmen:
Rohit Sharma (Captain)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
Virat Kohli
Suryakumar Yadav
Wicket keepers:
Rishabh Pant
Sanju Samson
All-rounders:
Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain)
Shivam Dube
Ravindra Jadeja
Axar Patel
Bowlers:
Kuldeep Yadav
Yuzvendra Chahal
Arshdeep Singh
Jasprit Bumrah
Mohd. Siraj.
Among the notable inclusion is Yuzvendra Chahal, who was named in the team for a T20 World Cup for the very first time.
India will head into the tournament with the powerful pace attack led by Jasprit Bumrah with Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj adding more boost. Samson got a place in the 15-member squad while the selectors overlooked wicket-keeper batter KL Rahul and Rinku Singh.
Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan have been named as reserved players.
