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India Names West Indies Squads; Pant Leads Rest Of India
The BCCI announced several Indian cricket squads.
Shubman Gill will captain India in three ODIs against the West Indies.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are included in that ODI team.
Auqib Nabi and Naman Dhir are joining the ODI squad for the first time.
Rishabh Pant was not selected for the ODIs, but he will captain the Rest of India team in the Irani Cup.
India will also play five T20Is, led by Shreyas Iyer.
Varun Chakaravarthy cannot play in the Japan T20I or Asian Games because of a side strain.
Vipraj Nigam will replace him, while Nitish Kumar Reddy will play in the ODI series instead of the Asian Games.
Shubman Gill will captain India’s 15-member ODI squad against the West Indies, with KL Rahul as vice-captain.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the ODI squad, while Auqib Nabi and Naman Dhir receive maiden call-ups.
Rishabh Pant is omitted from the ODI team but will captain Rest of India against Jammu & Kashmir in the Irani Cup.
India’s three ODIs will be played from September 27 to October 3 in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh.
Shreyas Iyer will captain the T20I team; Varun Chakaravarthy is out of the Japan T20I and Asian Games with a side strain.
- Who
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced squads involving India, the West Indies, Rest of India and Jammu & Kashmir.
- What
- India’s ODI and T20I squads for the West Indies series were announced, along with the Rest of India squad for the Irani Cup and changes to the Asian Games squad.
- Where
- The ODIs will be held in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh; T20Is will be played in Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.
- When
- The ODIs are scheduled for September 27, September 30 and October 3; the T20Is run from October 6 to October 17.
- Why
- The squads were announced for India’s home series against the West Indies, the Irani Cup and upcoming Japan T20I and Asian Games commitments.
Key facts
- ODI captain
- Shubman Gill
- ODI vice-captain
- KL Rahul
- T20I captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- West Indies series
- Three ODIs and five T20Is
- Irani Cup captain
- Rishabh Pant
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Ruled out of the Japan T20I and Asian Games with a side strain
- Replacement
- Vipraj Nigam replaces Varun Chakaravarthy
- Fitness condition
- Akash Deep’s Irani Cup selection is subject to fitness clearance
Sources
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