Overview

• Ajit Agarkar’s panel meets on August 19 to finalise the 15, with multiple outlets reporting Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj are likely to miss selection.
• Suryakumar Yadav has cleared a fitness test at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and is expected to continue as T20 captain.
• Jasprit Bumrah has conveyed availability for the tournament, with a fitness assessment due on August 30 before any return to lead the pace attack.
• Reports indicate Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson are the preferred opening pair, with Yashasvi Jaiswal positioned as the primary backup option.
• Coverage points to a spin-heavy mix featuring Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi and Axar Patel, seam options of Arshdeep Singh with Prasidh Krishna or Harshit Rana, and a quiet squad release without a press conference.