On the 26th of January, Wednesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 18 member squad of Team India for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies.
Notably, Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma is all set to return to lead the team and leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi is set to get a maiden. According to sources, Rohit Sharma, who was ruled out of the South Africa tour because of a hamstring injury has fully recovered from his injury and will lead the Indian team. He even cleared the mandatory fitness test at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru following which he attended the selection meeting with the senior selection committee.
It would be the first series for Rohit as the full-time ODI skipper after he replaced Virat Kohli in December 2021.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee led by Chetan Sharma has rested pacers Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami for the series. On the other hand, K.L. Rahul has been named who would be available from the 2nd ODI onwards.
ODI squad against West Indies: Rohit Sharma (Captain,) K.L. Rahul (Vice-captain,) Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper,) Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Avesh Khan.
T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain,) K.L. Rahul (Vice-captain,) Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper,) Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel.
Meanwhile, the West Indies Cricket Team also announced a 15 member squad for the series against India. The West Indies and India series is set to begin from the 6th of February to the 20th of February.
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