New Delhi: Control Board for Cricket in (BCCI) India Secretary Jay Shah said on Wednesday that he spoke with former captain MS Dhoni to become a mentor for the upcoming T20 World Cup and the current team management was on the same page about the decision.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee met on Wednesday to choose a squad for the upcoming ICC World Cup T20 men who will be held by BCCI from October 17-November-14 at the UAE and Oman.
Read Walzyhwin included in the Indian T20 World Cup forces; Chahal, Dhawan Droppedsenior Off-Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin returned to Indian white-ball clothes after four years when he was included in the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup with the trio quickly rose from Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy.
In a surprising move, R Ashwin has been included in the team that will start the campaign at the exhibition against Pakistan’s heavy rival.
He then played the T20i against West Indies in July 2017.
Yuzvendra Chahal missed out as Ms.
Dhoni would become a mentor from the team.
“So as far as Ms.
Dhoni was concerned, I talked to him when I was in Dubai so he was fine with the decision and he agreed to become a team mentor for the T20 World Cup.
I discussed this issue with my colleagues too, too, They are all on the same page, “Shah said during a virtual press conference.
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https://t.co/27uwwaeoir- BCCI (@BCCI) 1631120157000 “I spoke with captain and captain’s captain as well as coaches The head of Ravi Shastri, they are all on the same page so that’s why we reached a conclusion, “he added.
Charan Sharma’s Indian team voter chief also explained the reason why there was no pioneer left arm named in the squad.
“Every time there are things in the minds of voters that you have to have variations, but at the end of the day, the Wickets on the UAE will be slower so the selector decides on three fast bowlers with a pandya foently as a fourth pioneer.
Even if we want to have a seamer left arm, we don’t Will be able to repair himself in the squad, “Chetan Sharma said when he replied to Ani’s query.
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India Squad: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Kl Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Varun, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadieja, Ishan Kishan.
Standby player: Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur.