The Team India roster for the next T20 World Cup 2022, which will be played in Australia from October 16 onwards, has been released by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The team led by Aaron Finch is the reigning champion.
In the 2021 World Cup, which was held in the United Arab Emirates, India had a disastrous competition, losing to Pakistan—their first World Cup defeat against Pakistan in T20. Then they lost the subsequent game to New Zealand. However, a lot has changed since then. Rahul Dravid replaced Virat Kohli as captain, and India has been outstanding in 20-over international matches ever since. They haven’t dropped a single T20I series under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy.
But their recent outing in the Asia Cup 2022 was below par as they failed to make it into the finals, on the other hand, experimenting with different combinations and it seems the BCCI selection panel and the team management have finalized the 15-member India squad for the T20 World Cup 2022.
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Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli have been chosen as the top three of the Indian squad. All three had a decent outing in the Asia Cup 2022. Deepak Hooda has been chosen as the backup floating option while his off-spin may also come in handy. Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, and Dinesh Karthik are among the middle order players for the India team, with Dinesh Karthik serving as the finisher. Additionally, Akshar Patel has been added as the all-round spinner in lieu of the injured Ravindra Jadeja.
Both R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal are members of the Indian team’s spin unit. Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are back in the speed department, joining Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to form a potent fast bowling lineup. As for the standby players, the BCCI chose Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, and in a surprise pick, Mohammad Shami.
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Here is the Indian Cricket Team T20 World Cup Squad 2022
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Akshar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, B Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
Standby Players: Mohammad Shami, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi
