New Delhi, Online Desk. Ind vs WI 5th T20I: Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian cricket team is playing the last match of the five-match T20 series against West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida. Indian captain Rohit Sharma was rested in this match and Hardik Pandya is captaining the team in his place. Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first.

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Rohit gets rest, Hardik gets captaincy command

Rohit Sharma was rested for this match. And Hardik Pandya got a chance to captain the Indian T20 team for the first time. At the same time, Ishan Kishan was included in the playing XI in place of Rohit Sharma. Rishabh Pant was also rested for this match and Shreyas Iyer returned to the team. Dinesh Karthik got the responsibility of wicketkeeping in the fifth match. At the same time, Kuldeep Yadav also got a chance in this match.

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India’s playing XI

Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (c), Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.

West Indies Probable Playing XI

Brandon King, Kyle Meyers, Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Devon Thomas (wk), Jason Holder, Dominic Drakes, Akil Hossein, Alzarri Joseph, Obed McCoy.