NEW DELHI, August 7: Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been named captain of the Indian squad for next month's inaugural Twenty20 World Championships in South Africa after the selectors meeting in Mumbai on Tuesday.
Aggressive opener Virender Sehwag, left-arm seamer Irfan Pathan and off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who were axed for the ongoing tour of England, have also been included in the squad.
India, who initially opposed the game's new format that has proved popular with audiences worldwide, have played just one Twenty20 international so far against South Africa in Johannesburg last December.
The Indians won that game by a flattering six-wicket margin, chasing down South Africa's 126-9 with one delivery to spare.
The 12-nation world championships will be played in three South African cities, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban, from September 11-24.
India are drawn with Pakistan and Scotland in Group D of the preliminary league, with the top two advancing to the Super Eights round.
The tournament features nine nations currently playing Test cricket along with Zimbabwe, Kenya and Scotland.
The selectors also announced a 15-member squad for the seven-match ODI series in England.
Squads
Twenty20: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Dinesh Karthik, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Joginder Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Sreesanth, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, Rohit Sharma.
One-day: Rahul Dravid (capt), Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Ramesh Powar, Dinesh Karthik, Zaheer Khan, RP Singh, Munaf Patel, Robin Uthappa, Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla, Gautam Gambhir, Ajit Agarkar.
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