Ravichandran Ashwin included as India name squad for T20 World Cup

Ravichandran Ashwin has been called up to India's T20 squad for the first time in four years

India have named a 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE and Oman.

Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is included for his first international T20 call-up in four years, despite not playing in any of India's Tests against England so far this summer.

Former India captain MS Dhoni will act as the team's mentor for the tournament.

India were originally meant to stage the tournament, but it was moved to the UAE and Oman in June due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in India.

India's first game is against Pakistan on 24 October.

India squad for T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma (vice-capt), KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami.

Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar.