India announce squad for T20 World Cup
The Indian squad for the 2016 ICC Twenty 20 World Cup to be played in India between March 8 - April 3 and the Asia Cup Twenty 20, which will be held in Bangladesh from February 24 to March 6 was announced by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Selection Committee earlier today at Delhi.
The selectors kept faith with the majority of the Indian squad that achieved a 3-0 series victory against Australia last week. The 15-member squad, led by MS Dhoni, also includes vice-captain Virat Kohli, who was rested for the T20 series against Sri Lanka, which starts on February 9. Delhi left-arm spinner Pawan Negi, who also played for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL,
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T20I Team: MS Dhoni (Captain), Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed
Manish Pandey, who scored an unbeaten century in the last ODI against Australia, failed to make the cut for the Asia Cup and World Cup squad with Virat Kohli returning to the team in his place. Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was selected for the T20 series against Sri Lanka also found himself out of the reckoning with Shami returning to the team after injury.
The Asia Cup Twenty 20 is scheduled to start on February 24 in Mirpur, Bangladesh with the final on March 6. Apart from India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, a qualifier will also take part in the race for the best team in Asia.
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