Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup while Hardik Pandya will be the Vice Captain, the BCCI announced on Tuesday.
Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson and Yuzvendra Chahal will be part of the squad. Notably, KL Rahul has been dropped from the side.
Pant will make his return to international cricket after recovering from a life-threatening car accident in 2022. He is currently representing Delhi Capitals in IPL.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been retained as vice-captain despite his poor run as Mumbai Indians captain in the ongoing IPL.
Samson, who has had a good IPL both as a batter and captain for Rajasthan Royals, was included as the second wicketkeeper-batter behind Rishabh Pant, pipping the likes of K L Rahul and Ishan Kishan.
Hard-hitting batter Shivam Dube also made the cut on the back of a strong IPL showing.
Leg-spinner Chahal, who previously represented India in August 2023, will be the second wrist spinner in the team alongside 'chinaman' Kuldeep Yadav.
Jaiswal, who had a slow start in IPL with Rajasthan Royals but regained touch later, has also made it to the squad.
The World Cup will be co-hosted by West Indies and US from June 1 to June 29, 2024.
Earlier, BCCI's chief selector Ajit Agarkar and BCCI Secretary Jay Shah attended the selection committee meeting in Ahmedabad to finalise the Indian squad.
Here is the full T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed and Avesh Khan have been kept as reserves.
(With inputs from agencies)
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