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Printed on: Jun 23, 2023
The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday, June 23 named the Workforce India’s Take a look at and ODI squads for the tour of West Indies, which begins on July 12. There are vital modifications within the Take a look at crew as India stay up for constructing a pool for the 2023-25 World Take a look at Championship (WTC) cycle.
No. 3 batter Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped, paying the value for his lean run. Umesh Yadav, who struggled within the WTC closing in opposition to Australia at The Oval, additionally finds himself out of the crew. Quick bowler Navdeep Saini has been handed a comeback instead of Yadav.
In the meantime, Ajinkya Rahane has not solely retained his place after starring within the WTC closing, however has additionally been reappointed because the vice-captain of the crew. Younger batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad in addition to pacer Mukesh Kumar have earned their maiden call-up to the Take a look at crew. Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami has been rested, whereas KS Bharat retains his place because the keeper-batter, so does Ishan Kishan because the back-up gloveman.
India’s Take a look at squad for West Indies tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KS Bharat (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Kishan (wk), Navdeep Saini
Taking a look at India’s ODI squad for the three-match sequence, the comeback of Sanju Samson is the largest information. With KL Rahul nonetheless unfit and Rishabh Pant in restoration mode after his automotive crash in December final yr, Samson and Kishan are the 2 keeper-batters within the one-day crew.
Gaikwad has additionally been picked within the ODI crew together with Kumar. Whereas Rohit Sharma stays captain, all-rounder Hardik Pandya will probably be his deputy. The selectors have stored their religion in Suryakumar Yadav regardless of him registering three golden geese in opposition to Australia. Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj and Umran Malik kind the crux of the bowling unit, with Shami being rested for the one-dayers as nicely.
India’s ODI squad for West Indies: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vice-capt), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
