India’s World T20 squad

INDIA welcomed back Jasprit Bumrah to their Twenty20 World Cup squad on Monday (12), also recalling a fit-again Harshal Patel to boost their pace bowling.

Bumrah, whose unorthodox action and ability to bowl yorkers at will make him an asset, missed the recent Asia Cup with a back injury that has kept him out of action since mid-July.

Patel too has recovered from a rib injury to join the 15-member squad as a potent death-overs bowling option, alongside veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Of the two wicketkeepers in the Rohit Sharma-led squad, Rishabh Pant gives India the option of playing a left-hand batsman as a ‘floater’, while Dinesh Karthik has a formidable reputation as a finisher.

India, who begin their campaign with an October 23 clash against Pakistan in Melbourne, will miss the injured Ravindra Jadeja, but have a like-forlike replacement in spin all-rounder Axar Patel.

Ravichandran Ashwin was picked as the second spinner, behind Yuzvendra Chahal.

The seam duo of Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar, middle order batter Shreyas Iyer and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi have been kept on standby. India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.