Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra Included, Pandey Misses Out

The India T20 squad for World T20 and Asia Cup: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain & wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammed Shami and Pawan Negi.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar too has been sidelined in favour of Mohammed Shami who had to come back from the tour of Australia this year with a hamstring injury.

This will be the 13th edition of the Asia Cup but the first time the tournament is played in the T20 format to help the teams prepare for the World T20. Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra and Harbhajan Singh remain, as do the rookie pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya.

With Virat Kohli returning to the squad after being rested for the Sri Lanka series, Manish Pandey had to make way. “That’s all I can say at the moment”, said the chairman of the selection committee, Sandeep Patil, on Friday.

Patil refused to be drawn on Dhoni’s long-term future but underlined the Indian board (BCCI) retained complete faith in the 34-year-old, who will also captain the same squad in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh.

Damage- the newest dysfunction of susceptible pacer Mohammed Shami, whose, continues to be selected susceptible to exercise. We won that series that pretty much gave us indication how good they were.

When asked about Mishra’s exclusion from the squad, Patil said, “You can not let your emotions drive you when selecting team; we did discuss Amit Mishra and many others but this was the best combination”.

“This is a good team, in my view a leg-spinner would have given more options but selectors have stuck with the same team“.

Ajinkya Rahane likewise discovered a location within the team in front of Pandey, who struck a complement-earning millennium within the last ODI against Australia. India begin their campaign against New Zealand in Nagpur on March 15 and face Pakistan in Dharamsala on March 19.

On the overall selection of the team, Patil said: “We did experiment a few things during the tour of Australia”.