MUMBAI: In a big boost for India, fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, now recovered from their injuries, expectedly returned to the squad as the national selectors avoided risks and chose to play safe while naming a star-studded 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.
On a busy day, chief selector Chetan Sharma and his colleagues, along with captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid, met virtually to also pick the 16-member India squads for the forthcoming T20I series at home against Australia (three matches beginning with the first on September 20 in Mohali) and South Africa (three matches beginning with the first on September 28 in Thiruvananthapuram).