India Squad For T20 World Cup 2022 Announced – Full Player List

Your wait is finally over —  India squad for T20 World Cup 2022 has been announced officially by BCCI. I know you must be keeping your eyes on every update regarding this but today it has been confirmed which players are going represent India in the upcoming world cup.

The world cup tournament is going to take place in October from the 16th and the final will be held on November 13th. Australia, England, South Africa and the Netherlands have already rolled out their squad and Indian cricket fans were eagerly waiting for their India squad for T20 World Cup.

But that wait is also over, India Squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is announced.

As usual, India will be playing their World Cup opening match on October 23 against their biggest rival Pakistan.

Here are some important details about the T20 World Cup 2022 that you must check out:

Tournament NameICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Match Format20 Overs
Edition/Season8
HostAustralia
Starting Date16 October
Final Date13 November
Total Matches45
Final VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

India Squad for T20 World Cup 2022 Announced — Shami Back in the Reserve

India Squad for T20 World Cup 2022
Image Credit: BCCI

T20 World Cup 2022 India Squad: 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

Reserve Players: Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar

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India was knocked out from the recently held Asia Cup 2022 by losing to Pakistan by 5 wickets and then to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets. After this knockout from the Asia Cup, fans are worried about the performance of the team in the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup 2022.

But this squad shows the strength of the Indian batting as well as the bowling side for the tournament. Especially the bowling side, after coming to Jasprit Bumrah & Harshal Patel are back in the squad and Mohd. Shami is in the reserve.

All the teams are divided into two groups, India is in Group 2 with Bangladesh, Pakistan & South Africa. And in Group 1, Afghanistan, Australia, England & New Zealand will play with each other.

Along with this, there would be two more teams in each group after competing in the qualifier round. In the qualifier round, Sri Lanka, West Indies, UAE, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands and Namibia will play with each other to get their slot in the World Cup 2022 tournament.

These teams are also divided into two groups; Group A & Group B. Sri Lanka, Namibia, UAE, and the Netherlands will play with each other in Group A and West Indies, Scotland, Zimbabwe and Ireland are part of Group B.

Sri Lanka, the Asia Cup 2022 winner will also play the qualifier matches to confirm their spot in the Super 12 matches.

Also read: Legends League Cricket 2022 Teams, Venues, Points Table, Fixtures & Telecast Channels

Who are the Defending Champions? — Winners of T20 World Cup 2021

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Australia won the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, it was the first time Australia won a T20 World Cup trophy. Australia defeated New Zealand on 14 November 2021 in the final and picked up their first T20 World Cup trophy.

It was an excellent performance by the Kangaroo that helped him to register a win by 8 wickets. Mitchell Marsh played an excellent inning of 77 runs in 50 balls and David Warner 53 runs in 38 balls.

David Warner was awarded the “Player of the Series” title because of his excellent performance throughout the tournament.

On the other side, Kane Williamson scored 85 runs in 48 balls but his inning couldn’t help his team to win.

Games Against Australia & South Africa

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Before the T20 World Cup 2022, Team India is going to play 3 T20 matches against Australia, starting from 20 September to 25 September.

Then after, India vs South Africa 3 T20s & 3 ODIs, starts from 28 September to 11 October. India will host all these T20 & ODI matches against Australia and South Africa.

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

India Squad T20Is (vs South Africa): Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah

India T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule

Also read: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Schedule

DateMatchVenue
Sun 23 October 13:30India vs PakistanMCG, Melbourne
Thu 27 October 12:30Runner Up Group A vs IndiaSCG, Sydney
Sun 30 October 16:30India vs South AfricaPerth Stadium, Perth
Wed 02 November 13:30India vs BangladeshAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
Sun 06 November 13:30Winner Group B vs IndiaMCG, Melbourne

India Squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 – Age & Role

NameAgeRole
Rohit Sharma (C)35Batsman
KL Rahul (VC)30Batsman
Virat Kohli33Batsman
Suryakumar Yadav31Batsman
Deepak Hooda27All Rounder
Rishabh Pant (WK)24Batsman / Wicket Keeper
Dinesh Karthik (WK)37Batsman / Wicket Keeper
Hardik Pandya28All Rounder
Ravichandran Ashwin35All Rounder
Axar Patel28All Rounder
Harshal Patel31All Rounder
Bhuvneshwar Kumar32Bowler
Jasprit Bumrah28Bowler
Yuzvendra Chahal32Bowler
Arshdeep Singh23Bowler
Mohammed Shami32Bowler (Reserves)
Shreyas Iyer27Batsman (Reserves)
Deepak Chahar30Bowler (Reserves)
Ravi Bishnoi22Bowler (Reserves)

India failed to get into the final, but the one thing happened in Asia Cup 2022 that gives good vibes to fans for the T20 WC 2022, that is Virat Kohli back in form. He scored a total of 276 runs, which is the second-highest in the tournament.

Also, Virat scored a century against Afghanistan and became the second batsman who scored the most international centuries. He scored a century after 2 years and 10 months.

Also read: Legends League Cricket 2022 Teams, Venues, Points Table, Fixtures & Telecast Channels

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