India on Tuesday announced their squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 in June, which is set to take place in the United States and West Indies.
The squad will be led by Rohit Sharma with Hardik Pandya his deputy.
Yuzvendra Chahal has been picked after impressing in the IPL, along with fellow spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel.
Meanwhile, the pace attack includes Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh with Pandya and Dube also available as seam-bowling options.
Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are the two wicketkeepers in the Indian squad.
Pant will make a comeback to international cricket for the first time since a near-fatal car crash in December 2022.
He returned to cricket at the ongoing Indian Premier League, where he has notched up 398 runs in 11 matches with a best of 88 unbeaten.
India's T20 World Cup 2024 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 will start their World Cup campaign against Ireland on June 5 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York, followed by the match against arch-rivals Pakistan on June 9 at the same venue. India will then take the field against USA and Canada on June 12 and 15 respectively.
Skipper Sharma and Selection Committee Chairman Ajit Agarkar will address a press conference on May 2 at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.
It is worth mentioning that 20 qualifying teams are divided into four groups of five, from which the top two teams of every group will make their way to the Super 8 round. In that stage, qualifying teams will once again be divided into two groups of four, from which the top two teams will make their way to the semi-final and then the winners will play the final on June 29.
Groups for T20 World Cup 2024
Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, Canada, United States
Group B: England, Australia, Namibia, Scotland, Oman
Group C: New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda, Papua New Guinea
Group D: South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal