India confirm men's T20 World Cup squad

Virat Kohli will lead the 15-strong group, with MS Dhoni to be among the squad as a non-playing mentor

India have confirmed their 15-strong group for next month's men's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.

There is no place for Shikhar Dhawan, Krunal Pandya or Washington Sundar.

Ishan Kishan is picked as the backup batter while Mohammed Shami gets the nod as the extra seamer.

Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakravarthy are all named among a spin-heavy squad.

Shreyas Iyer, who is fighting to be fit for the resumption of the Indian Premier League following a shoulder injury, is named among the reserves. Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar are also included as cover.

The squad will be joined by MS Dhoni, who is a year retired from international cricket, as a mentor.

Their campaign begins against arch-rivals Pakistan on October 24.

India squad: Virat Kohli (c), 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, Mohammed Shami

Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar

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