Virat Kohli Dropped? Find Out As India Names Squad For West Indies T20I Series.
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday named the squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies.
Rohit Sharma will be leading the side while in a surprise decision Virat Kohli is not in the squad.
Jasprit Bumrah who led India in the one-off Test against England is rested.
KL Rahul is back in the fold after being sidelined due to injury last month. However, his inclusion is subject to fitness. Veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also earned a recall, while leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was not named in the squad.
Express paceman Umran Malik is not a part of the squad while 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.
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Virat Kohli Dropped?
Although it appears Virat Kohli has been rested for the West Indies series as is the norm when it comes to big players being rested, this decision raises questions as 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.
News agency PTI reported that Kohli and Bumrah have both been rested for the series, although there was no mention of the same in the BCCI release and tweet.
India Squad For West Indies T20I Series
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul*, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav*, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.