The only new face in the team is a right-handed batsman from Maharashtra Rahul TripathiHe was rewarded for his brilliant batting during this edition of the IPL, where he scored over 400 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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Pandya, who is Rishabh Pant’s deputy in the ongoing T20I series against South Africa, has been promoted to the leadership role and will join the Test squad in England after the home series is completed.
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Sanju Samson, whose negligence has been well documented over the years, gets another shot at redemption as he returns for the series while guiding Rajasthan Royals to the IPL final.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar The vice-captain has been made for the series.
If one goes into the team list, the designated wicketkeeper will be Dinesh Karthik, 36, while both Ishaan Kishan And Samson can keep wickets if needed.
Samson’s keeping is not considered perfect, so he could be the third keeper in the mix.
India’s T20 team: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice Captain), Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwadi, Sanju SamsonSuryakumar Yadav, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik.