The
T20
World
Cup
is
scheduled
in
the
October-November
window
in
the
UAE.
Spinner
Varun
Chakravarthy
and
Rahul
Chahar,
with
his
fast
leg-breaks,
will
fight
it
out
for
the
additional
tweaker’s
slot.

BCCI
president
Sourav
Ganguly
and
secretary
Jay
Shah
(convenor
of
selection
committee)
will
also
expected
to
be
a
part
of
the
most
important
selection
by
the
committee.

While
most
of
the
teams
are
announcing
15-member
squads,
the
BCCI
is
expected
to
announce
either
an
18
or
20
member
squad
as
the
ICC
will
allow
a
squad
strength
of
30,
instead
of
23
in
earlier
editions,
amid
the
COVID-19
pandemic.

The
number
is
inclusive
of
the
support
staff.
Any
team
can
have
more
than
30-member
squads
but
the
extra
cost
is
supposed
to
be
borne
by
the
country’s
cricket
board.

The
Indian
white
ball
team
will
have
at
least
13
to
15
members,
who
are
automatic
selections
but
there
are
a
few
spots
for
which
there
would
be
some
discussions.
Yuzvendra
Chahal
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
are
two
spinners
who
are
all
but
sure
of
their
slots
and
it
could
well
be
a
toss-up
between
Chakravarthy,
who
has
had
good
IPL
runs
and
Rahul,
who
impressed
in
the
recent
tour
of
Sri
Lanka.

With
Rishabh
Pant
and
KL
Rahul
both
capable
of
donning
the
big
gloves,
Ishan
Kishan,
with
some
good
performances
for
India
in
the
recent
tour
of
Sri
Lanka,
is
expected
to
pip
the
highly-rated-but-under-performing
Sanju
Samson.

With
Hardik
Pandya
not
bowling
his
full
quota
of
four
overs,
Shardul
Thakur
might
be
required
after
his
new-found
batting
prowess.

When
is
team
announcement:
Friday,
September
8.

Time:
9
PM
IST

Where
to
watch:
Live
Streaming
on
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