Ashwin, Harshal make Indias T20 World Cup squad
Ravichandran Ashwin and Harshal Patel have been picked in India's 15-part crew for the approaching T20 World Cup in Australia. The pair pipped Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan to the two spots that were in conflict in front of the crew finish.
The Rohit Sharma-drove crew will be without expert all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who as of late went through a medical procedure on his harmed right knee with Axar Patel filling in as a like-for-like substitution.
Both Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who missed the Asia Cup because of wounds, have additionally been remembered for the crew - as revealed by Cricket before.
India's crew is to a great extent along expected lines with the personality of the fourth seamer and the second cutting edge spinner the ones in particular that should have been concluded following their exit at the Asia Cup. While Arshdeep Singh clutches his spot and offers a left-arm point to the assault, Avesh Khan, who surrendered at an economy of 12 RPO in the two games that he played prior to being precluded with a sickness, clears a path for the returning Harshal Patel.
Ravi Bishnoi, who played a single game against Pakistan, may be important for the stores, with India favoring the experience of Ashwin to him. The two other turning choices in the crew are Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel.
Deepak Hooda clutches his spot regardless of getting not many possibilities at the Asia Cup. The general batting unit is indistinguishable from the one that played the Asia Cup with Rishabh Gasp and Dinesh Karthik filling in as the two wicket-keeping choices.
World Cup reserves Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar have been picked in the crews that will play Australia and South Africa in the development to the marquee occasion. While Shami hasn't played T20Is since last year's Reality Cup, Chahar got back in the saddle against Afghanistan in India's last Asia Cup game. The pair will come in for Arshdeep Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya, who will answer to the Public Cricket Foundation in Bengaluru for molding related work at various times over the span of these two home series.
While Arshdeep will miss the series against Australia, Bhuvneshwar and Hardik will pass on the accompanying task against South Africa.
Australia will play their three T20Is at Mohali (September 20), Nagpur (September 23) and Hyderabad (September 25). South Africa will begin their visit with T20Is at Thiruvananthapuram (September 28), Guwahati (October 2) and Indore (October 4). India will likewise play the Proteas in a three-match ODI series not long before the World Cup, the crew for which will be declared at the appropriate time.
India squad for ICC T20 World Cup:Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.