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Ravichandran Ashwin has made a sensational return to India's white-ball squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The 34-year-old last played a limited-overs international back in 2017. But he will be boarding the flight to the UAE for the showpiece event.
Off-spinner Washington Sundar had injured his finger during a warm-up game against the County Select XI. That might be the reason why Ravichandran Ashwin has been included, as he is arguably the best off-spinner available in the country.
Fans erupt over Ashwin's inclusion in India's T20 WC Squad
Fans on Twitter were thrilled to see Ravichandran Ashwin back in the Indian white-ball squad. The 34-year-old has been the go-to bowler in Test cricket, and fans believe he deserves a go after more than four years in exile. Here is what they had to say:
Some of the shocking exclusions in the T20 WC squad are that of Shikhar Dhawan and the wrist-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Shikhar Dhawan has been a prolific run-scorer for India in white-ball cricket. He has also been the top scorer for the Delhi Capitals in the IPL. But inconsistency at the international level of late has cost him his place in the team for the showpiece event.
The duo of Yadav and Chahal had been India's go-to attacking spinners a while. Chahal, especially, even impressed in the recent tour to Sri Lanka. That makes Chahal's exclusion a surprising one.
Axar Patel, on the other hand, has been a touch fortuitous to have received a call-up to the squad. He has performed well in the IPL, but his selection ahead of Chahal is a surprise.
Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar are the reserve players that will travel with India's T20 WC squad.
India's squad: Virat Kohli (Capt), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohd Shami.
