Crew India has introduced their 16-player squad for the upcoming three-match ODI collection towards West Indies, which will get underway on July 22. Shikhar Dhawan has been named the captain of the squad as a number of outstanding gamers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant have been rested. Notably, Ravindra Jadeja will likely be Dhawan’s deputy within the collection and he’ll be raring to make a mark.
Notably, Crew India is at present gearing as much as tackle hosts England in three ODIs and as many T20Is. Whereas the selectors have named a powerful squad for the England collection, massive weapons have been rested for West Indies ODIs. In the meantime, the Caribbean tour additionally contains of 5 T20Is and the regulars are anticipated to return for the collection, given the T20 World Cup 2022 is only a few months away.
This will likely be Dhawan’s second spell as Indian captain as he led a second-string staff within the Sri Lanka tour final yr. Whereas the Males in Blue clinched the ODI collection 2-1, they misplaced the T20I collection 1-2. To not neglect, the nationwide selectors have been preferring Dhawan just for ODIs recently and the southpaw should look to profit from this chance.
Moreover Dhawan and Jadeja, the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel and Shreyas Iyer are additionally within the squad, who’ve confirmed their mettle within the worldwide area. Furthermore, Shreyas has the expertise of main IPL groups and given he’s 27, many anticipated him to guide the nationwide staff within the absence of first-choice gamers.
Hardik Pandya unnoticed
In the meantime, all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who led India in Eire T20Is final month, is probably the most notable omission from the squad. Whereas the explanation behind his absence is unclear, selectors may need taken his health points into consideration. On the similar time, the likes of Sanju Samson, Deepak Hooda, and Ishan Kishan have been given an opportunity and they’d not prefer to miss out.
India’s squad for West Indies ODIs: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh
