India squad for T20 World Cup: Shubman Gill dropped; Ishan Kishan included in 15-member squad

NEW DELHI: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday announced India’s squads for the T20 World Cup and the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The T20I series will begin on January 21 in Nagpur and will serve as India’s final assignment in the format before the global tournament, scheduled to be held from February 7 to March 8.India have been drawn in Group A alongside Namibia, the Netherlands, Pakistan and the United States. The hosts will open their World Cup campaign against the USA on February 7 in Mumbai.

Despite enduring a lean run with the bat in the recently concluded T20I series against South Africa, which India won 3-1, Suryakumar Yadav has been entrusted with the captaincy for the marquee event.In 20 matches and 18 innings this year, Suryakumar has scored 213 runs at an average of 14.20, striking at a little over 125, without registering a single half-century.FULL SQUADSNEW ZEALAND T20Is:Suryakumar Yadav (c)Abhishek SharmaSanju Samson (wk)Tilak VarmaHardik PandyaShivam DubeAxar Patel Jasprit BumrahRinku SinghHarshit RanaArshdeep SinghKuldeep YadavVarun ChakaravarthyWashington SundarIshan KishanT20 WORLD CUP SQUAD: Suryakumar Yadav (c)Abhishek SharmaSanju Samson (wk)Tilak VarmaHardik PandyaShivam DubeAxar Patel Jasprit BumrahRinku SinghHarshit RanaArshdeep SinghKuldeep YadavVarun ChakaravarthyWashington SundarIshan KishanMore to follow ...