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Category : Sports
Published on: September 09 2021
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· The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the 15-man squad of Team India for the T20 World Cup 2021.
· The T20 World Cup is to be held in UAE and Oman from 17th to 14th November of next month this year.
· The Indian cricket team under the leadership of Virat Kohli includes some new faces. It includes three fast bowlers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami while five spinners are Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar and Varun Chakraborty.
· Team names for T20 World Cup are as follows: Virat Kohli Captain, Rohit Sharma Vice Captain, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant Wk, Ishan Kishan Wicketkeeper, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami.
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About BCCI
v President: Sourav Ganguly
v Headquarters: Mumbai
v Founded: December 1928
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