India have announced their squad for the upcoming Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024. ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2007-winning member Robin Uthappa will lead the side. The Indian squad includes two uncapped Indian players – Bharat Chipli and Shreevats Goswami – who have played in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On the other hand, left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem never played T20I cricket for India but represented them in the Test format.
India are missing a specialist fast bowler in the team. However, Stuart Binny is capable of bowling medium pace. But India have a few good options in spin-bowling. As per the rules of the game, barring the wicketkeeper, each member of the side bowls at least one over in the five-over game. Each over consists of eight deliveries.
India’s Hong Kong Cricket Sixes full squad:
Robin Uthappa (captain), Kedar Jadhav, Stuart Binny, Manoj Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Bharat Chipli, Shreevats Goswami (wicketkeeper)
India’s group stage schedule
India are placed in Pool C alongside Pakistan and UAE. Uthappa-led India will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on November 1. On the next day, they will lock horns with UAE. The quarterfinal clashes will take place on the same day. The semifinals and the final of the tournament will be played on November 3.
Hong Kong Sixes 2024 teams and pools
Pool A: South Africa (A1), New Zealand (A2) Hong Kong, China (A3)
Pool B: Australia (B1), England (B2), Nepal (B3)
Pool C: India (C1), Pakistan (C2), UAE (C3)
Pool D: Sri Lanka (D1), Bangladesh (D2), Oman (D3)
India’s only Hong Kong Sixes triumph
The last time India won the tournament was in the 2005 edition. The Robin Singh-led team which featured Sanjay Bangar, Reetinder Sodhi, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Sunil Joshi and Nikhil Chopra beat West Indies by four wickets to win the title.
The last season of Kong Kong Cricket Sixes was played in 2017. The tournament returns after a long hiatus of seven years. For India, the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Anil Kumble have graced the tournament.
