The squad was announced yesterday at the BCCI headquarters following the board’s SCG on Sunday, where it was unanimously decided that India would defend its title after weeks of speculation over the team staying out of the tournament owing to a financial dispute with the ICC
#CT #TeamIndia – Virat (C), Shikhar, Rohit, Rahane, MSD (wk), Yuvraj, Kedar, Hardik, Ashwin, Jadeja, Shami, Umesh, Bhuvi, Bumrah & Manish pic.twitter.com/pQOgpO9JNf
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MSK Prasad lauded MS Dhoni’s contribution- “He is an invaluable asset to this team when it comes to crunch situations.(On) his inputs,he has got one of the best brains and he is the best person to guide Virat”.
India are in group B with South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.They play Pakistan in their first game on June 4 at Edgbaston.
