T20 World Cup: Why Was Yuzvendra Chahal Not Picked? Add Him & Harshal Patel In Squad, Suggests Madan Lal

Sunday is the last day of making any changes to the Indian T20 World Cup squad as per the ICC rules, and former cricketer Madan Lal has suggested the national selectors to include Yuzvendra Chahal and

However, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official on Saturday has told IANS that there will be "no change" in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup unless there is an injury. The showpiece event will get underway from October 17 in UAE and Oman.

Ahead of the October 10 deadline, speculative reports were floating that the Indian side might see some changes as skipper Virat Kohli and vice-captain Rohit Sharma reportedly set up a meeting with the national selectors.

But, dismissing all the claims, sources said the team will remain the same. "No formal meeting! And no changes will take place in the team unless there is an injury. Yes, the physios are keeping an eye on some of the players and they will share their report with the BCCI. This is a routine nothing new in that. But as of now, no change in the team is happening," the official told IANS.

Since the squad has been announced, critics and some former players have raised concerns over the snub to some top players like Shikhar Dhawan and Chahal. Especially after their performance during the IPL 2021 UAE leg.

India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma (VC), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Chahar, Varun, Mohammed Shami, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan.
Standby players: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.