The BCCI announced the India squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 on September 12. The tournament will begin next month. The qualifier matches will kick off the tournament on October 16. The final of the T20 World Cup 2022 will take place on November 13. During the tournament, 45 matches will be played.
The tournament will take place in Australia. On October 23, India will face Pakistan in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2022 at Melbourne Cricket Ground. India is in Group 2 of the tournament, alongside teams from Pakistan, South Africa, and Bangladesh.
India Squad for T20 World Cup 2022 Announced
India Squad for T20 World Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul (VC), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, R Pant (WK), Dinesh Karthik (WK), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Y Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, B Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
Standby players – Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar
England, Australia, New Zealand, and Afghanistan are among the teams in Group 1. Following the qualifier round, two more teams will be added to each group. Teams in the qualifier round include Sri Lanka, Namibia, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, the West Indies, Scotland, Zimbabwe, and Ireland.
In the qualifier round, Sri Lanka, Namibia, UAE, and the Netherlands are part of group A. West Indies, Scotland, Zimbabwe, and Ireland are part of group B. After the qualifier round, the top two teams from each group will join the super 12 round.
India Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022:
|
Name |
Age |
Role |
|
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Rohit Sharma (C) |
35 |
Batsman |
|
|
KL Rahul (VC) |
30 |
Batsman |
|
|
Virat Kohli |
33 |
Batsman |
|
|
Suryakumar Yadav |
31 |
Batsman |
|
|
Deepak Hooda |
27 |
All Rounder |
|
|
Rishabh Pant (WK) |
24 |
Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
|
|
Dinesh Karthik (WK) |
37 |
Batsman / Wicket Keeper |
|
|
Hardik Pandya |
28 |
All Rounder |
|
|
Ravichandran Ashwin |
35 |
All Rounder |
|
|
Axar Patel |
28 |
All Rounder |
|
|
Harshal Patel |
31 |
All Rounder |
|
|
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
32 |
Bowler |
|
|
Jasprit Bumrah |
28 |
Bowler |
|
|
Yuzvendra Chahal |
32 |
Bowler |
|
|
Arshdeep Singh |
23 |
Bowler |
|
|
Mohammed Shami |
32 |
Bowler |
Reserves |
|
Shreyas Iyer |
27 |
Batsman |
Reserves |
|
Deepak Chahar |
30 |
Bowler |
Reserves |
|
Ravi Bishnoi |
22 |
Bowler |
Reserves |
Australia is the defending champions of the tournament. Last year in T20 World Cup 2021, Australia defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their first ever T20 World Cup title. India recently had a poor performance in the Asia Cup 2022, failing to even make the final. The Rohit Sharma-led team was eliminated from the super four round after losing back-to-back matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022 title after defeating Pakistan in the final. Ahead of ICC T20 World Cup 2022, India will also play a T20I series against Australia and South Africa.
