IND vs WI: The Indian Cricket Team has been announced for the five-match T20 International series (IND vs WI T20 Squad) against the West Indies. Veteran players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested from this series. Hardik Pandya will lead the team. At the same time, Suryakumar Yadav has been made the vice-captain for this tour. In such a situation, it is now being speculated that the process of removing Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from the shortest format of cricket has started.
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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been rested from the T20 series
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been rested from the T20I series. But now the discussion has intensified that BCCI has made up its mind to move ahead with these two players. Many new players have been given a chance in this series. In which the names of youngsters like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma are known.
Is the era of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma coming to an end in Team India?
Recently, Ajit Agarkar has been appointed as the chief selector of the Indian team. A senior BCCI official had told before the appointment of the chief selector, “One of the chief selector’s jobs is to talk to the players about their future plans. Rohit and Virat are also not untouched by this. Yes, we would like to continue this as long as they want. But all great players have time to think over their plans. Playing three formats and IPL will not be an easy task.
India will play 61 T20 matches in the next FTP cycle
As per the current plans, India will play 61 T20 matches in the next FTP cycle. Most of them will be crucial for the team’s preparations keeping in mind the 2024 T20 World Cup to be held in the US and West Indies in October.
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Team India for the T20 series against West Indies:
Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Surya Kumar Yadav (vc), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Akshar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar
