The BCCI, in a press release on Wednesday, introduced that Shardul Thakur has changed all-rounder Axar Patel in India’s major squad for the T20 World Cup. In the checklist of standby gamers, Axar Patel has been changed by Thakur.
The 29-year-old Thakur has impressed together with his 18-wicket haul within the ongoing IPL for Chennai Super Kings. “The All India Senior Selection Committee has included Shardul Thakur in the main team after discussions with the team management. All-rounder Axar Patel, who was part of the 15-member squad, will now be on the list of stand-by players,” stated BCCI secretary Jay Shah.
MS Dhoni was additionally named because the mentor for the staff in the course of the event.
India’s 15-man squad:
Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah , Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami.
Standby player- Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
India will begin its marketing campaign in opposition to Pakistan on 24 October.
“The following cricketers will join Team Bubble in Dubai and assist Team India in their preparations: Avesh Khan, Umran Malik, Harshal Patel, Lukman Meriwala, Venkatesh Iyer, Karan Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed and K Gautam,” the assertion stated. stated within the assertion.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
