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BCCI (Board of Cricket Control for Cricket in India) has officially announced India's squad for upcoming five-match T20I series against England. The series that begins from March 12 and continues till March 20 with matches every alternate day, will see talents like Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Rahul Tewatia available for selection. While Virat Kohli will be leading the Men in Blue against the Three Lions, T20I stalwart and India opener Rohit Sharma will be his deputy. It is woth noting that all the matches of the series will take place at Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad.
India's T20I squad for matches against England
The latest confirmation from the Indian board has specified squad as follows:
Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Y Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Thangarsu Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur.
Here is the tweet:
Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Y Chahal, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, W Sundar, R Tewatia, T Natarajan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep, Shardul Thakur. https://t.co/KkunRWtwE6
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 20, 2021
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