Overview
- The Agarkar-led panel named a 15-player group on December 20, making India the first team to unveil its T20 World Cup squad.
- Harbhajan called the chosen players 'match winners' and expressed confidence in the overall composition of the side.
- Suryakumar Yadav leads a squad featuring Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah, with Ishan Kishan as the reserve wicketkeeper.
- The selection left out Shubman Gill as Samson is set to open, a decision Harbhajan attributed to the desired team combination.
- Harbhajan backed a resurgence from Suryakumar, labeled Hardik a key figure, highlighted Bumrah and Arshdeep in pace, and noted India open on February 7 against the USA at Mumbai's Wankhede after reported ODIs and T20Is versus New Zealand.