Yuvraj Singh back in Team India for World Twenty20

NEW DELHI: Dashing batsman Yuvraj Singh has been picked in the 15-member Indian squad for the World Twenty20 Championship by the selectors in Mumbai on Friday.

Yuvraj, the man of the tournament in the 2011 World Cup, had last played for India in November 2011 before being diagnosed with a rare germ cell cancer.

 

The World Twenty20 Championship event will be played in Sri Lanka from September 18 to October 7.

 Yuvraj will also be playing two T20 games against New Zealand at home on September 8 and 11.

 Officially, Yuvraj’s fitness report was tabled at the selection meeting and the selectors picked him only after an all-clear on this front.

After his treatment, Yuvraj has been working out at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore and has also played a few practice matches recently. NCA sources said he has done enough to dispel any doubts about whether he has adequate stamina.  Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also made a come back in the squad for the mega event.

 The selectors picked Cheteshwar Pujara for the Test series against New Zealand. VVS laxman who was seen struggling with the willow during the Australia tour also managed to retain his place in the Test squad.

 Indian Squad for World T20

 Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ashok Dinda, Manoj Tiwary, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, L Balaji.

 Squad for New Zealand series

 Mahendra Singh Dhoni(C), Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Umesh Yadav, Ajinkya Rahane, Piyush Chawla, Ishant Sharma, Suresh Raina.