In-form all-rounder Axar Patel who was named in the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup has been replaced by Shardul Thakur. Axar was named in the main squad but however, now he will be on the list of standby bowlers along with Deepak Chahar & Shreyas Iyer.

Avesh Khan, Umran Malik, Harshal Patel, Lukman Meriwala, Venkatesh Iyer, Karn Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed and K. Gowtham will join the team bubble in Dubai and assist Team India in their preparations.

Shardul Thakur Replaces Axar Patel In The T20 World Cup Squad!
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