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Team India has roped in the left-arm pace duo of Mukesh Choudhary and Chetan Sakariya along with Tamil Nadu spin all-rounder R Sai Kishore as the back-up cum net bowlers for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, set to be played later this month in Australia.
Earlier Jammu speedster Umran Malik and Kuldeep Sen were also added to the roster as the net bowlers for the gala event. The fast bowling duo of Mukesh Choudhary and Chetan Sakariya will now accompany them Down Under.
Choudhary, who had an impressive outing for Chennai Super Kings in the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League, is currently grinding hard in Pune while the likes of Umran Malik, Sakariya and Kuldeep Sen are playing in the Irani Cup.
R Sai Kishore, meanwhile last featured in the Duleep Trophy on September 21, where he picked a phenomenal five wicket-haul in the second innings against South Zone.
According to the reports of Sportstar, the main squad players of team India and the standbys will jet off to Australia along with the backup players on Thursday, October 6 after the completion of the three-match T20I series against South Africa.
As for Mohammed Siraj, the Hyderabad pacer has been added in the ODI squad against South Africa and he is likely to join the squad in Brisbane along with Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi and Deepak Chahar after the conclusion of the home series against Proteas.
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