India's squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup was announced on Monday.
Rohit Sharma will lead the team in an ICC tournament for the first time, while opening batter KL Rahul has been named as his deputy, reports NDTV.
The team is almost similar to the one that played in the Asia Cup, with Axar Patel replacing the injured Ravindra Jadeja, while the pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel make a comeback after an injury layoff in place of youngsters Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan.
Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav are the other two top order batters in the squad with middle order batter Deepak Hooda also being named.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya is the star in the squad while the duo of Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant have been picked as the wicket-keeper batter.
Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal and Ravichandran Ashwin are the two spin bowling choices along with Axar Patel.
The board also announced four stand by players. They are pacer Mohammed Shami, all-rounder Deepak Chahar, spinner Ravi Bishnoi and top order batter Shreyas Iyer.
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