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India announced its 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 on Tuesday with Rohit Sharma named as the captain as the team will look to claim their second T20 World Cup title after the 2007 win. Eight players from the 2022 edition where India lost to England in the semi-final retained their places in the current squad, while the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Shivam Dube will get their first taste of the World Cup. Virat Kohli is set to feature in his eighth T20 World Cup while this will be Rohit’s ninth having been part of India’s World Cup-winning squad in 2007.
Complete List of T20 World Cup 2024 Squads
Rishabh Pant has made a resounding return from a horrific accident that sidelined him for over 14 months while Sanju Samson finally gets his due and will travel to the USA and the West Indies as the backup wicketkeeping option. Suryakumar Yadav will be India’s batting lynchpin at No.3.
India have packed their squad of 15 with as many as four spin bowling options in Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Axar Patel, and a pacer bowling unit comprising Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj, and the part-time seam bowling option in Pandya – is spearheaded by Jasprit Bumrah.
India’s T20 World Cup Squad Announced: Rohit Sharma Captain, Hardik Pandya Vice-captain
India’s T20 World Cup Squad
- Rohit Sharma (Captain)
- Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Virat Kohli
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Rishabh Pant (WK)
- Sanju Samson (WK)
- Shivam Dube
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Arshdeep Singh
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammad Siraj
- Reserves – Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan
India’s T20 World Cup Schedule and Match Timings in IST
India will begin their World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 05, 2024, at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, followed by the marquee clash against Pakistan on June 09, 2024 at the same venue. India will then play the USA and Canada on June 12 and 15 respectively.
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