NEW DELHI: India have named an 18-member squad for the five-match T20I series against West Indies.
KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav have been named in the side, albeit their participation is subject to their fitness, but Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal are among those missing.
R Ashwin, who last played a T20I in November 2021, has also been added to the squad alongside other spin options like Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja.
Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya, who have been rested for the ODI leg of the tour, find a place in the T20I list.
IPL sensation Umran Malik, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson are missing from the list as well. All three were a part of India’s squad for the first T20I against England. Instead left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh has been rewarded after his impressive debut against England in the opening T20I, where he returned 2/18.
India and West Indies will play five T20Is, with the final two matches being played in Lauderhill in Florida, United States.
Squad:Â Rohit Sharma (c), 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
