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Rishabh Pant required reconstruction room connected a ligament successful his correct knee and reportedly besides suffered injuries to his backmost and caput successful nan crash
Rishabh Pant is group to return to world cricket for nan first clip since a life-threatening car accident having being picked successful India's T20 World Cup squad.
The wicketkeeper, 26, has not played for India since sustaining superior injuries successful nan clang successful December 2022.
He returned to cricket astatine nan ongoing Indian Premier League, wherever he has scored 398 runs successful 11 matches pinch a precocious people of 88 not out.
India statesman their World Cup run against Ireland connected 5 June.
They play each of their matches successful nan first group shape successful nan United States - nan tournament's co-hosts on pinch West Indies, including a showpiece gathering pinch rivals Pakistan successful New York connected Sunday, 9 June.
India T20 World Cup squad
Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Reserves: Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Avesh Khan
Kohli returns but Gill and Rahul near out
Rohit Sharma will lead India's squad pinch Hardik Pandya, who has struggled since replacing Rohit arsenic skipper of their IPL franchise Mumbai Indians, his vice-captain.
Yashasvi Jaiswal - subordinate of nan bid successful India's Test bid triumph against England earlier this twelvemonth - has besides been selected.
Virat Kohli, who missed that title for individual reasons, returns while Jasprit Bumrah is 1 of only 3 frontline gait bowlers successful nan squad, on pinch Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.
India person alternatively opted for 4 spinners successful their touring statement - Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.
Batter Shubman Gill only makes nan database of reserve players while wicketkeeper KL Rahul has been omitted wholly pinch Sanju Samson preferred.
