NEW DELHI: Pace sensation Mayank Yadav received his maiden call-up as the Ajit Agarkar-led senior selection committee announced India’s squad for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh, set to begin on October 6.
Mayank has been sidelined since April 30 due to an injury sustained during the IPL 2024.
Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team with mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy making a comeback to Indian squad after nearly three years.
Test regulars Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Rishabh Pant have been given a break.
Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma are the two wicketkeepers in the side.
“The Men’s Selection Committee has picked India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming IDFC FIRST Bank T20I series against Bangladesh. After the completion of the Test series, India will play three T20Is at Gwalior, New Delhi and Hyderabad,” BCCI said in release.
India’s squad for 3 T20Is against Bangladesh: 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