ICC World T20 2021: India announces 15-member squad, MS Dhoni to mentor team

India is all set to take part in the seventh edition of the ICC World T20 2021, to be held in UAE next month. Ahead of the same, the 15-member Indian squad was announced, led by Virat Kohli.

ICC World T20 2021: India announces 15-member squad-ayh

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Mumbai, First Published Sep 8, 2021, 9:14 PM IST | Last Updated Sep 8, 2021, 9:30 PM IST

Team India has announced its 15-member squad for the 2021 ICC World T20, set to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman from next month. Regular skipper Virat Kohli would once again lead the side.

The tournament is being conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. While it was initially scheduled to be held in India, the COVID challenges have compelled BCCI and the International Cricket Council to move the competition to the gulf.

India is placed in Group 2 of the Super 12 phase of the tournament. It has been clubbed alongside arch-rival Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, New Zealand a couple of qualifiers.

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India gets its campaign underway against Pakistan on October 24 in Dubai, followed by New Zealand (October 31, Dubai), Afghanistan (November 3, Abu Dhabi), B1 qualifier (November 5, Dubai) and A2 qualifier (November 8, Dubai). The final would be played on November 14 in Dubai.

India is currently the second-ranked side in the ICC T20I Rankings, behind England. It was knocked out in the competition's semis during the last edition in 2016, held in India, as it had lost to eventual champion Windies. It would be taking part in the tournament for the seventh time, winning the title during its inaugural edition in 2007, under the leadership of MS Dhoni. Meanwhile, BCCI secretary Jay Shah also announced that the side would be mentored by the former title-winning captain.

ICC World T20 2021: India announces 15-member squad-ayh

India squad for ICC World T20 2021: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami.

Reserve: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.

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