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Bumrah returns as India announce 15-member squad for T20 World Cup

NEW DELHI: Pacer Jasprit Bumrah made a return to the Rohit Sharma-led Indian side as India named a 15-member squad for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

According to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the selection committee met on Monday to pick the Indian squad for the upcoming mega event and for the T20I series against Australia and South Africa at home.

Bumrah along with fellow pacer Harshal Patel missed out on the Asia Cup due to injuries. Both have now been included in the Indian squad for the upcoming tasks.

All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the squad after he sustained a knee injury during the Asia Cup, with spinner Axar Parel replacing him.

Fast bowlers Mohammed Shami and Deepak Chahar, wrist-spinner Ravi Bishnoi and batter Shreyas Iyer have been named as standby players for the T20 World Cup.

India T20 World Cup squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Standby players: Mohammad Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar

India Squad for Australia T20Is: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.

India Squad for South Africa T20Is: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.

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England drops Jason Roy from T20 World Cup squad

LONDON: Star opener Jason Roy has been sidelined from the team as England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Friday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup scheduled from October 16 to November 13 in Australia.

Jos Buttler will lead the team in his first global tournament as captain, after assuming charge of the England team from Eoin Morgan, who retired from international cricket earlier this year.

Phil Salt has been brought into the squad to replace Roy, who is currently experiencing a slump with the bat in the shortest format as he managed only 206 runs averaging 18.72 in the last 11 T20Is.

Pacers Chris Woakes and Mark Wood have also been named in both squads for the T20 World Cup and T20I tour of Pakistan. Meanwhile, Chris Jordan and Liam Livingstone have been rested for the tour due to injuries, they will join the team in Australia for T20I mega event.

England T20 World Cup squad: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood.

Travelling Reserves: Tymal Mills, Liam Dawson, and Richard Gleeson

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ICC releases 4000 standing tickets for sold-out Pak-India T20 WC clash

MELBOURNE: The seating capacity of the world’s second-largest cricket stadium proved insufficient for the high-voltage Pakistan versus India contest as International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday said it was going to release additional 4000 standing room tickets for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 match between the arch-rivals at the Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG) on October 23.

“Over 4,000 standing room tickets and a limited number of additional seated allocations will be released from 12 pm AEST today at t20worldcup.com,” announced ICC. “The standing room tickets will be available for $30 and sold on a first-come, first-served basis. All fans are encouraged to create their T20 World Cup ticketing account in advance due to the anticipated demand for the additional tickets.”

Earlier, in February, general ticket allocations for the much-anticipated clash of the upcoming T20 World Cup were sold out within five minutes of going on sale.

“The ticket release ensures that as many fans as possible can attend the fixture scheduled to be played on Sunday 23 October. General ticket allocations previously sold out within five minutes of going on sale in February. A limited number of ICC Hospitality and ICC Travel and Tours packages also remain available for purchase,” added ICC.

It is pertinent to mention here that the eighth edition of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will take place from October 16 to November 13 in Australia, featuring 16 teams.

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