The 15-member India squad for T20 World Cup 2022 has been announced – here is the complete team list for the T20 event, including injury news, reserve players and replacement updates for India at the tournament.
The team will be led by Rohit Sharma, while KL Rahul being named vice-captain. Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik are the two designated wicketkeepers in the lineup, though Rahul can also keep wickets. Virat Kohli, who recently struck a maiden century in T20 Internationals and his first international century since November 2019, features in a full-strength squad that seems to be a good blend of youth and experience.
The selectors have also named four standby players: Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Chahar.
Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, both of whom were ruled out of the Asia Cup due to injuries, returned to the side. Ravindra Jadeja, who is currently recovering from a knee injury, has expectedly missed out. Avesh Khan, who was part of the pace attack during the Asia Cup in the absence of Bumrah and Shami, has not been included.
The squad contains two frontline spinners in R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, along with all-rounder Axar Patel – a like-for-like replacement for Jadeja. Bishnoi is part of the reserves list, along with Shreyas, Chahar, and Shami (who has not played a T20I since the last World Cup).
India squad for T20 World Cup 2022
Batters
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda
Wicketkeepers
Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik
All-rounders
Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel
Bowlers
R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
Standby players
Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar
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