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MS Dhoni not included in India's T20 squad for series against SA

| @indiablooms | Aug 30, 2019, at 12:24 am

Mumbai, Aug 30 (IBNS): Former Indian skipper MS Dhoni and pacer Jasprit Bumrah were not named in the Indian T20 squad for the homeseries against South Africa.

Dhoni opted out of selection ahead of India's West Indies tour and served the Territorial Army for 15 days.

He had taken a two-month sabbatical from the sport.

Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar and Khaleel Ahmed were named in the team and even all-rounder Hardik Pandya was included in the squad.

The three-match series will be played in September.

The first T20 will be played in Dharmasala on September 15.

India’s squad for 3 T20Is: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini

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