Indian Cricket team T20 world cup squad: Check full schedule, standby players, match timings and more

Indian Cricket team T20 world cup squad: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently announced 15-member squad of India for the upcoming ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. The tournament will start on October 16 and conclude on November 13.

India squad for ICC T20 World Cup

Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. Standby players - Mohd Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.

Number of teams participating in ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022: 

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Namibia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Ireland, UAE, Netherlands and Zimbabwe, will play in the tournament. While the 10 are the top 10 teams from the ICC rankings, the remaining six other teams are chosen through the T20 World Cup Qualifier. Four teams will be eliminated in Round 1.

According a report from IANS, the squad led by Rohit Sharma will miss the services of all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who sustained a right knee injury during the Asia Cup and recently underwent a surgery. Left-hander Axar Patel will step in as a like-for-like replacement for Jadeja. Apart from Axar, R Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal and Axar Patel are the other two specialist spinners.

The batting unit is identical to the one that played the Asia Cup with captain Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik all included. Mohammed Shami, the pacer, has been named as a standby player, along with fellow pacer Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi and batter Shreyas Iyer.

ICC T20 World Cup 2022: India Full Schedule

October 23- India vs Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne- 1:30 PM IST

October 27- India vs A2 at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney- 4:30 PM

October 30- India vs South Africa at Perth Stadium, Perth- 12:30 PM

November 2- India vs Bangladesh at Adelaide, Adelaide- 1:30 PM

November 6- India vs B1 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne- 1:30 PM