India T20 WC Squad – Indian Cricket Team Schedule: Team India will have their all four standby players travelling with the team to Australia for the T20 World Cup. That means Mohammed Shami, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi and Shreyas Iyer will all be available for team management during the warm-up games. While it is not norm for teams to take standby players, BCCI has decided to keep them ready in case of any injury at any point in time. The Rohit Sharma-led team will leave for Australia on October 6. Follow T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
As per norms, the ICC will only pay for travel benefits of the 15-member squad besides the support staff. Hence, the reserve players do not generally travel with the squad. Even for Asia Cup, Axar Patel wasn’t with the team. BCCI arranged for Deepak Chahar’s stay. The same will be the case in T20 World Cup. BCCI will arrange for travel and stay of all four standby players.
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India T20 WC Squad: Team India to take Shami, Chahar, Bishnoi & Iyer to Australia, team to leave on October 6, Follow LIVE Updates
It was decided after the selection committee and the team management asked the BCCI to send the standbys along with the team. It will help the team to opt for any reserve player, especially a pacer in case of injury. India suffered dearly during the last Australia tour with most of their first team players suffering injuries. India had to add net bowlers to the main squad for the Gabba Test.
India T20 WC Squad: Why India have opted to take all four standby players?
- For the first time, India will have all their standby players available with the squad.
- With Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar still making a comeback, they need to be with the team to be ready.
- They will train under Rahul Dravid and Paras Mhambrey so when required, they can be called in replacing an injured player.
- Furthermore, India are taking note of their past experience. In 2020 when India toured Australia, they had just one player left in the Playing XI from the original squad.
- To avoid such a scenario, India will have their full 19-member squad available.
- India are also mindful that there are only four seamers at their disposal in the 15-member squad which may not be sufficient in case of an injury.
- As Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel are yet to make a comeback and Mohammed Shami yet to play any T20I since the T20 WC, they must play together often to be in sync.
- Team India will leave for Australia on October 6 immediately after the end of T20 series against South Africa.
India T20 WC Squad: Team India to take Shami, Chahar, Bishnoi & Iyer to Australia, team to leave on October 6, Follow LIVE Updates
While Mohammed Shami will be with the team for Australia and South Africa, Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be visiting the NCA along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya. They will be at the NCA for conditioning-related work before their departure for Australia.
However, during the Australia series, all eyes will be on Mohammed Shami, who has been absent in T20Is since T20 WC 2021. It was only due to injuries to Bumrah and Harshal, he was brought back. But with his experience and success being crucial in Australia, he is all set to be added if there is any injury in the squad.
“Someone who hasn’t played for 10 months in T20Is cannot be selected directly for T20 World Cup. There was a process that was followed.
Harshal Patel made the most during his absence. And it cannot be overlooked. Had Harshal or Jasprit not recovered, Shami could have been selected. He too has to follow the process,” a selection committee member told InsideSport.
India T20 WC Squad: Team India to take Shami, Chahar, Bishnoi & Iyer to Australia, team to leave on October 6, Follow LIVE Updates
India squad for 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.
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