The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Thursday named the squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies. which will be played in the Caribbean and the United States of America (USA), which will begin from July 29 onwards.
The BCCI already announced the squad for the ODIs, which will be captained by Shikhar Dhawan and feature lots of fringe players who are looking to make their mark on the Indian team.
Rohit Sharma will be leading the side while Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah are not in the squad. News Reports said that Virat Kohli and Bumrah have both been rested for the series West indies tour. KL Rahul is back in the fold after being sidelined due to injury last month. However, his inclusion is subject to fitness.
The first T20I match between West Indies and India will be played in Tarouba, Trinidad on July 29.
The second and third T20Is will be played in Basseterre on August 1 and 2, while the last two T20Is will be played in Florida, the USA on August 6 and 7.
Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also recall for the T20 Squad, while leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not named in the squad.
Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, and Ishan Kishan are all part of the T20I squad for the upcoming series against West Indies.
The five-match T20I series against West Indies will begin on July 29. There will be a three-match ODI series that will be played before the T20Is, beginning July 22.
Kuldeep Yadav has also been named in the squad, but his inclusion is also subject to fitness. left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has been named for the T20Is.
Earlier, the squad for the ODI series against West Indies was named and the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, and Jasprit Bumrah were all rested. Veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead the team in the ODIs.
Kohli has been struggling for form off late and also missed India’s 1st ODI against England due to a groin strain. His participation in the 2nd ODI later today is also in doubt due to the injury.
Rohit Sharma (C), I Kishan, KL Rahul*, Suryakumar Yadav, D Hooda, S Iyer, D Karthik, R Pant, H Pandya, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, R Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, B Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
*Inclusion of KL Rahul & Kuldeep Yadav is subject to fitness.
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 14, 2022
Rohit Sharma (C), I Kishan, KL Rahul*, Suryakumar Yadav, D Hooda, S Iyer, D Karthik, R Pant, H Pandya, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, R Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, B Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.
*Inclusion of KL Rahul & Kuldeep Yadav is subject to fitness.