India vs West Indies series team selection, India’s limited-overs squad for the upcoming home assignment against West Indies marked the return of an old template, with wrist-spin again taking center-stage.
The Included in ODI Team :-
After a long hiatus, Kuldeep Yadav is back in the 50-over fold to pair with Yuzvendra Chahal, while Ravichandran Ashwin has neither been included in the ODI squad nor in the T20I squad.
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India will play three ODIs and as many T20Is against West Indies in Ahmedabad and Kolkata respectively from 6 February. Rohit Sharma will guide India in the series after recovering from a hamstring injury.
Ashwin was brought back into the white ball ahead of the T20 World Cup last year. Then, he was also selected for the ODI series in South Africa. There is an explanation for this senior off-spinner being ruled out due to injury.
But nothing was mentioned in the BCCI press notice, although it supported that “Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested” and that Ravindra Jadeja is “in his last phase of recovery after a knee injury”.
Having learned that Wednesday’s selection meeting was lengthy, the Chetan Sharma-led committee analyzed India’s 3-0 ODI series loss in South Africa and described the way forward.
The Selection Committee Added Wrist-Spin :-
For the South Africa series, both head coach Rahul Dravid and stand-in captain KL Rahul had talked about some changes going forward, and eventually, the selection committee decided to fall back on the wrist-spin pairing that played a key role in India’s whitewashing. Contributed to the recovery of the ball. After the 2017 Champions Trophy.
Venkatesh Iyer has been dropped from the ODI squad and it is learned that the selectors will consider him only for T20Is for the time being.
Last year’s performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL saw Venkatesh Iyer’s meteoric rise, but he did not impress with his sporting conscious, especially in the ODIs in South Africa.
After the series, Dravid did not exclude anyone but did mention the purpose of sports awareness.
“South Africa, who batted first on two occasions, scored just 290 and 280. In the 30th over in both those games, I felt we should have chased them. We didn’t because we played some bad shots and we didn’t play smart cricket in serious conditions.
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It is also learned that the dismissal of Bhuvneshwar Kumar has started in a systematic manner. He has been selected only for T20Is. With regard to batting, with Rohit coming back, Kohli is gaining for the home series, and Rahul – “will get from the second ODI” – is expected to improve by rolling down the order in ODIs.
The ODI And T20I Teams Names :-
ODI squad:– 1. Rohit Sharma (capt), 2. KL Rahul (vice-captain), 3. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 4. Shikhar Dhawan, 5. Virat Kohli, 6. Surya Kumar Yadav, 7. Shreyas Iyer, 8. Deepak Hooda, 9. Rishabh Pant (wk), 10. D. Chahar, and 11. Shardul Thakur, 12. Yuzvendra Chahal, 13. Kuldeep Yadav, 14. W. Sundar, 15. Ravi Bishnoi, 16. Mohd. Siraj, 17. Famous Krishna, 18. Avesh Khan.
T20I squad:– 1. Rohit Sharma (capt), 2. KL Rahul (vice-captain), 3. Ishan Kishan, 4. Virat Kohli, 5. Shreyas Iyer, 6. Surya Kumar Yadav, 7. Rishabh Pant (wk), 8. Venkatesh Iyer, 9. Deepak Chahar, 10. S. Thakur, and 11. Ravi Bishnoi, 12. Axar Patel, 13. Yuzvendra Chahal, 14. W. Sundar, 15. Mohd. Siraj, 16. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and 17. Avesh Khan, 18. Harshal Patel.
Full Squad:– 1. Kieron Pollard (C), 2. Fabian Allen, 3. Nkrumah Bonner, 4. Darren, Bravo, 5. S. Brooks, 6. Jason Holder, 7. Shai Hope, 8. Akeal Hosein, 9. Alzarri Joseph, and 10. Brandon King, 11. Nicholas Pooran, 12. Kemar Roach, 13. R. Shepherd, and 14. Odean Smith, 15. Hayden Walsh Jr.
