A probable selection of a reserve ODI team to play South Africa from October 6 to October 11.
Digital Desk: Two days after the T20I series against South Africa concludes, on October 6, the Indian team will leave for Australia to begin a training camp for the T20 World Cup. This implies that a reserve team, captained most likely by Shikhar Dhawan, will be announced by the selectors for the three One-Day Internationals against South Africa from October 6-11.
Prior to travelling to Brisbane for two additional exhibition matches against Australia and New Zealand before the tournament proper, India will train there till October 13 and are scheduled to play a practice match against Western Australia there as well.
Even with the standbys, up to five members of the T20 World Cup team have never played in Australia's premier cricket league. Suryakumar Yadav, Harshal Patel (who travelled once with the U-19s in 2009), Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Hooda (who travelled once with the U-19s in 2013), and Ravi Bishnoi are the individuals mentioned. Therefore, these games might make it easier for these players to adjust and prepare for matches.
India is now awaiting the health results of Hooda and Bumrah, who are both receiving treatment for back problems at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Hooda was declared ineligible for the South Africa series, but Bumrah was only dropped on Wednesday, the day before the first T20I, after he reported a back injury.
Bumrah, who missed the Asia Cup due to back injuries, had only recently returned for the T20Is against Australia. He is currently back under the hands of the NCA medical team, where he is believed to have undergone scans. While he hasn't been completely ruled out of the T20 World Cup, his participation is in serious doubt. If Hooda and Bumrah are ruled out due to injuries, Chahar and Mohammad Shami are expected to be called up to the main team.
India enters the T20 World Cup after extensive preparation. They've been on the road for three months, playing T20Is in Ireland, England, the Caribbean, and the UAE, in addition to home series against Australia and South Africa.
At the ICC event, India is in Group 2 with Pakistan, Bangladesh, South Africa, and two qualifiers. Their first encounter will be against Pakistan at the MCG on October 23, followed by matches against a qualifier in Sydney on October 27, South Africa in Perth on October 30, and Bangladesh in Adelaide on November 2. (vs. a qualifier in Melbourne).
India's T20 World Cup squad includes: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Harshal Patel, and Arshdeep Singh.
Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, and Deepak Chahar are the backups.
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