T20 World Cup: Jason Holder announced as replacement to injured Obed McCoy in West Indies squad
Cricket | October 28, 2021 11:25 ISTThe technical committee of the T20 World Cup has approved the change in the West Indies squad.
The technical committee of the T20 World Cup has approved the change in the West Indies squad.
All-rounder Axar Patel, who was part of the 15-member squad will now be on the list of standby players.
Despite being among India's highest wicket-taker in the international format and in T20 World Cups, Ashwin was never in the reckoning for the 2021 edition until the injury of Washington Sundar.
Stokes is taking an indefinite break from cricket to manage his mental health and recover from a finger he broke in April.
Prasad also pointed out that picking an experienced Ashwin and in-form Chahar were the right decision over Yuzvendra Chahal, whose recent form raises doubts.
Chahar is currently in Abu Dhabi training in the Mumbai Indians camp ahead of the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.
MS Dhoni has been roped in as a mentor for the upcoming event starting October 17 in the UAE and Oman. India will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in their opening match on October 24.
Former India skipper MS Dhoni was on Wednesday brought in as mentor of India's 15-member T20 World Cup squad by the BCCI, a move that took everyone by surprise. Ashwin also returned to India's white-ball set-up alongside the trio of Ishan Kishan, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarthy.
PCB CEO said that the reports of captain Babar Azam being unhappy with the squad for the ICC T20 World Cup were 'factually incorrect'.
According to the source, Misbah also had reservations over the selection of at least two players in the squad, particularly Azam Khan, and made it clear to Wasim Khan they can't be in the World Cup squad.
The Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed on Sunday that Pakistan men’s T20I squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand and England, and the T20 World Cup will be announced at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Vikram Rathour further added that not many major changes are expected but eyes will be on those who perform well as they could be a backup option if someone loses form or gets injured.
Root will be appearing in his 100 Test when he leads England in the series-opening match against India from Friday.
The two seniors, who were dropped following the team's exit from the 2019 ODI World Cup, were recalled for the T20 series at home against Bangladesh.
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