Manish Pandey has been ignored for the Asia Cup T20 and ICC World T20 while Ajinkya Rahane, who was injured during the ODI series against Australia, was selected in New Delhi today.
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The meeting was attended by the national selectors long with MS Dhoni, the India captain, and BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur. Ashwin and Jadeja will be the strike bowlers in the subcontinent conditions.
Hardik Pandya, Jaspreet Bumrah and Seniors like Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra also find a place in the World T20 squad. Pawan Negi is the only surprise selection in the squad while Mohammed Shami returns to the squad.
Baroda all-rounder Hardik Pandya – who didn’t get a chance to bat in the Australia series and impressed in bits with the ball, retained his place in the squad. The squad looks settled and ready to go.
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India are going into the Asia Cup and World T20 with three frontline spinners, namely Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan and Ravichandran Ashwin. India take on hosts Bangladesh in the Asia Cup tournament opener at Mirpur followed by matches against arch-foes Pakistan (Feb 27), Sri Lanka (Mar 1) and qualifiers (Mar 3). This is the first time the Asia Cup is being played in the T20 format, in a change from the earlier 50-over competitions.
