Overview

• The UAE tournament runs from September 9 to 28, with India opening against the hosts on September 10 in Dubai and playing Pakistan on September 14.
• Jasprit Bumrah was cleared by physios and returns to spearhead the pace attack alongside Arshdeep Singh, with Harshit Rana included as a fresh seam option.
• Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Siraj were left out of the main squad, as selectors prioritized combinations and Abhishek Sharma's dual value at the top.
• Standby list: Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
• At the Mumbai announcement, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and captain Suryakumar Yadav fronted questions, and a query on playing Pakistan was blocked by the BCCI media manager.