India squad for West Indies T20Is: No Kohli, Rahul subject to fitness

The BCCI on Thursday announced India’s squad for the T20I series against West Indies. Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested as KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav’s inclusion is subject to fitness. 

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Kohli was not a part of India’s playing 11 for the first ODI, of the three-match series, against England due to a groin niggle. News agency ANI reported that the former skipper is likely to miss the second ODI too.

With Kohli struggling for runs, India have gone for Suryakumar Yadav and Deepak Hooda as No 3 and No 4 in T20Is. However, captain Rohit Sharma said that the team management is backing the 33-year-old, which means he would still be a top contender for a spot. 

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Other key inclusions for the five-match T20I series against West Indies are Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav. The latter two sustained injuries and their return is subject to recovery. 

The All-India Senior Selection Committee picked the squad for the five-match T20I series against the West Indies:

India’s squad for 5 T20Is: 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.

*The inclusion of KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav is subject to fitness.

India’s tour of West Indies includes three ODIs, followed by a five-match T20I series. The former will take place from July 22 to 27. The 20-over games will be played from July 29 to August 7. 

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Here is the complete schedule for the T20I series:

Friday, July 29 – 1st T20I, Trinidad

Monday, August 1 – 2nd T20I, St Kitts

Tuesday, August 2 – 3rd T20I, St Kitts

Saturday, August 6 – 4th T20I, Lauderhill, Florida

Sunday, August 7 – 5th T20I, Lauderhill, Florida