Shikhar Dhawan, who has recovered completely recovered after sustaining an injury on his thumb, returns to the international circuit. Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini are the new faces in the limited-overs.
BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad on Sunday announced the squad that will travel to West Indies for the upcoming series, which starts from August 3.
All-rounder Hardik Pandya has been rested for the entire tournament. Jasprit Bumrah the world no. 1 odi bowler will only be available for the Tests. Meanwhile, Shikhar Dhawan, who has recovered completely after sustaining an injury on his thumb, returns to the team.
Virat Kohli was earlier speculated not to be a part of the team, will lead the side in all the three formats.
Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Washington Sundar, and Navdeep Saini are the new faces that have been included in the squad for the limited-overs.
MS Dhoni also will not travel with the team. As per reports, the former Indian skipper has decided to spend the next two months with his regiment.
Dinesh Kartik, who failed to make an impact in the recently-concluded World Cup, was left out from the squad.
Bengal wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha also returns to the international circuit after a gap of more than a year. The 34-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman has been included in the Test squad along with Rishabh Pant.
The series starts with the Men In Blue playing three T20Is, which will be followed by three ODIs and two Tests. It’s a month long tour with the final Test starting on August 30.
India’s squad for three T20Is:
- Virat Kohli (C),
- Rohit Sharma (VC),
- Shikhar Dhawan,
- KL Rahul,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Manish Pandey,
- Rishabh Pant (WK),
- Krunal Pandya,
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Washington Sundar,
- Rahul Chahar,
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
- Khaleel Ahmed,
- Deepak Chahar,
- Navdeep Saini .
India’s squad for three ODIs:
- Virat Kohli (C),
- Rohit Sharma (VC),
- Shikhar Dhawan,
- KL Rahul,
- Shreyas Iyer,
- Manish Pandey,
- Rishabh Pant (wk),
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Yuzvendra Chahal,
- Kedar Jadhav,
- Mohammed Shami,
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar,
- Khaleel Ahmed,
- Navdeep Saini.
India’s squad for two Tests:
- Virat Kohli (C),
- Ajinkya Rahane (VC),
- Mayank Agarwal,
- KL Rahul,
- C Pujara,
- Hanuma Vihari,
- Rohit Sharma,
- Rishabh Pant (WK)
- Wriddhiman Saha (WK),
- R Ashwin,
- Ravindra Jadeja,
- Kuldeep Yadav,
- Ishant Sharma,
- Mohammed Shami,
- Jasprit Bumrah,
- Umesh Yadav.
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