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It's always a tough task to come back from a demoralising loss, but Harmanpreet Kaur and her team-mates overcame the nine-wicket thrashing in the opening T20I in damp and soggy conditions to give a commanding display, where vice-captain Smriti Mandhana played a crucial hand in the morale-uplifting win.

Many expected Bishnoi to be in the Indian side for the Men's T20 World Cup in Australia next month. But it wasn't to be as Bishnoi was named as one of the four reserves for the mega event in October-November. Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar feels Bishnoi should not be disheartened by not getting into the squad of 15 for the World Cup as he has age on his side.

Despite not making it to the final of Asia Cup 2022 in the UAE, India's squad was largely expected to have no surprises, big or small. From the squad which went to Asia Cup 2022, the pace duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel come back after recovering from injuries and passing fitness tests. The duos return is a big boost for India, especially when the bowling attack lacked teeth in Asia Cup.

Dinesh Karthik, who made another India comeback with his stellar run in the IPL 2022, has been playing the role of a finisher for RCB and the national team. Given his impressive strike rate and finishing prowess, the All-India Senior Selection Committee on Monday picked the veteran cricketer in India's 15-member squad for the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup. After the team announcement, Karthik expressed his happiness on Twitter and wrote, "Dreams do come true".

As per Srikkanth, Shami could have given India early wickets with the new-ball Down Under. The 62-year-old former cricketer's reaction came after the BCCI announced India's 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup 2022, starting October 22. Veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami was included as part of a 4-man standby but he is not in the main squad. Jasprit Bumrah, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh and Bhuvneshwar Kumar along with all-rounder Hardik Pandya are the fast-bowling options in the squad.

A report in Cricbuzz says both pacers have cleared their fitness test, which is central in their bid to make a comeback to the national side. "Both Bumrah and Harshal did not feature in India's failed campaign in the Asia Cup because of different injuries -- Harshal was out with a side strain and Bumrah was out of action since July due to a back injury.

At the Asia Cup, in absence of injured Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, the Indian fast bowlers looked flat, lacked that penetration and killer instinct -- required to seize crucial moments in a big game. Against slightly weaker opponents, they seemed to do a decent job but when quality batters put them under pressure, they faltered.

This will be Hayden's second stint with the Pakistan side after being their consultant batting coach during last year's T20 World Cup in the UAE, where the side reached the semifinals after defeating India, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Scotland and Namibia in the Super 10 league matches.

Rahul Dravid said that he would like to wait and watch as the medical team comes up with its prognosis. "Jadeja has injured his knee; he is obviously ruled out of the Asia Cup. He is under the care of the medical team, he is going to see the doctors, see the experts. The World Cup is still a fair bit away, and we don't want to jump to any conclusions and rule him out or rule him in. We'll see how it goes," Dravid said during a press conference ahead of India's Super 4 match against Pakistan.

According to sources, "Jadeja is likely to undergo major knee surgery and will be out of action for at least three months. World Cup participation looks impossible in that case. The board (BCCI) will assess and take a call later on his improvement and surgery."