Exciting uncapped pacer named in India's T20I squad for Bangladesh series
India and Bangladesh have named their 15-member squad for their upcoming T20I series.
Suryakumar Yadav will lead a fresh-looking India squad in the T20I series against Bangladesh, which follows the ongoing ICC World Test Championship series.
Uncapped pacer Mayank Yadav, who clocked speeds in the mid-150 kmph range during the Indian Premier League's 2024 edition, is an exciting new addition to the squad.
Pacer Harshit Rana and 21-year-old all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy are the other uncapped players in the squad.
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Suryakumar Yadav has dazzled in the T20 World Cup 2024 with some fine batting.
Wicket-keeper Jitesh Sharma makes a return to the squad, which also has Sanju Samson as the other wicket-keeping option.
The spin department has Ravi Bishnoi and Washington Sundar with Varun Chakravarthy making a return to the squad after three years.
In Riyan Parag and Abhishek Sharma, there are also part-time spin options in the squad.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh named their squad for the three-game series with veteran all-rounder Mehidy Hassan Miraz earning a recall for the first time in more than 12 months.
The first of three T20Is will be played on October 7.
India’s squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Riyan Parag, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, JItesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Mayank Yadav
Bangladesh squad: Najmul Hossain Shanto (c), Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Parvez Hossain Emon, Tawhid Hridoy, Mahmud Ullah, Litton Das, Jaker Ali Anik, Mehidy Hassan Miraz, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Mustafizur Rahman, Rakibul Hasan