NEW DELHI: India have named Yuvraj Singh in a preliminary squad of 30 for the upcoming World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, within months of the all-rounder being treated for a rare form of cancer.

Singh, who underwent chemotherapy in the US in March this year for a germ cell cancer near his lungs, last played for India in a home Test series against the West Indies in November.

Singh, who has played 37 Tests, 274 one-day internationals and 23 Twenty20 games for India, was the player of the tournament in last year's one-day World Cup.

Among others named in the preliminary list are off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and pace bowler Munaf Patel.

The World Twenty20 will be held from September 18 to October 7.

INDIA PRELIMINARY SQUAD: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Manoj Tiwary, Yuvraj Singh, Robin Uthappa, Mandeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Naman Ojha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Piyush Chawla, Rahul Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Vinay Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Umesh Yadav, Ashok Dinda, Praveen Kumar, Lakshmipathy Balaji, Munaf Patel.