IND vs WI T20 Series 2023: Rinku Singh can debut in IND vs WI T20 series. The BCCI has announced the ODI and Test squads for the West Indies tour of India.

The T20 team has not been announced yet

However, the T20 team has not been announced yet. The team will play five T20 matches. India’s entire focus is on ODIs.

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The selectors have started the T20I turnaround by appointing Hardik Pandya as the captain. Now, IPL veteran Rinku Singh is expected to be included in the squad for the first time.

India has been looking for a finisher in T20 cricket for a long time. Team India had experimented with Dinesh Karthik but now the RCB star is badly out of form.

With Rishabh Pant also injured, the focus has shifted to KKR star Rinku Singh. The left-handed batsman became a household name with his stupendous performances in IPL 2023. He scored 474 runs at an average of 59 and a strike rate of almost 150.

IND vs WI T20 Why Rinku Singh is in the headlines?

• With Dinesh Karthik not in the plans, India is looking for a new finisher in the T20s.
• While Hardik has played that role, he prefers to bat up top as he does for Gujarat Titans.
• Rinku created panic in the IPL by performing brilliantly in the lower order.
• He steered KKR to victory in a tough run chase, which included a nearly impossible 29-run over chase.
• Rinku has grown in stature and even players like Andre Russell trust him to do well.
• He has shown his ability to adjust to all types of surfaces during IPL 2023.

The 25-year-old chased down 29 runs in the last over.

More than those numbers, he could have worked for KKR in tough run chases that attracted attention. The 25-year-old hit 5 sixes in the final over to chase down 29 runs.

Hardik Pandya’s strike bowler Mohammed Shami is also likely to return. Earlier this year, Shami’s name was not considered for the T20I series, but he was forced to join it after a stellar performance in the IPL.

The 32-year-old won the Purple Cap after taking 28 wickets that helped Hardik’s Gujarat Titans team reach the final.

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With Bhuvneshwar Kumar out of the plans, Shami is expected to be trusted with the new ball, a role he played well for Pandya in GT.