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After a catastrophic loss at the WTC Final, India is ready to go to the Caribbean later this month. The month-long tour of the West Indies consists of two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is. The tour begins with a Test match on July 12.
The Senior Men's Selection Committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, have decided to rest senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for the T20 matches, which are the last ones to be played in the tour. Hardik Pandya has been named as captain for the five matches.
The selectors decided to give Tilak Varma his possible international debut in the Caribbean. Mukesh Kumar has also made a comeback after making his T20 debut against Sri Lanka last year. The bowling attack will be led by youngsters like Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Umran Malik and Avesh Khan.
The 15-men squad of India for the T20s against West Indies is: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar
Netizens fumed at selectors ignoring Rinku Singh for T20s against West Indies despite his stellar batting display for KKR in IPL 2023.
Last month the BCCI had also announced the squads for Test Matches and ODIs. The Test team led by Rohit Sharma includes –Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
The ODI squad for West Indies tour: Rohit Sharma (Capt.), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shardul Thakur, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
The first test match will be played from July 12 to July 16 at the Windsor Park, Dominica. The match will start at 19:30 PM IST. The second test match will be played at the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad from July 20 to July 24. Starting time will be 19:30PM IST
The schedule for the ODIs is: July 27: 1st ODI at the Kensington Oval, 19:00 PM IST July 29: 2nd ODI at the Kensington Oval, 19:00 PM IST August 1: 3rd ODI at the Brian Lara Stadium, 19:00 PM IST 10 India vs West Indies: T20 Schedule
The schedule for five T20 matches: August 3: 1st T20 at Brian Lara Stadium, 20:00 PM IST August 6: 2nd T20 at Providence Stadium, 20:00 PM IST August 8: 3rd T20 at Providence Stadium, 20:00 PM IST August 12: 4th T20 at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, 20:00 PM IST August 13; 5th T20 at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, 20:00 PM IST