Bhuvi-Venkatesh leave from ODI, chance for Ravi
The Indian team for the ODI and T20 series against West Indies has been announced. The selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not selected fast bowlers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami for both the series. Both have been given rest. At the same time, Ravindra Jadeja has also not been able to make a place in the team due to injury.
In the team announced by the BCCI, one name has surprised the most. That name is fast bowler Avesh Khan. The selection committee has included him in both ODI and T20 teams. Apart from these, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Venkatesh Iyer have been discharged from the ODI team. They both played ODI series on South Africa tour. Deepak Hooda and Ravi Bishnoi have also got a place in the team. At the same time, spinner Axar Patel has also returned.
Avesh Khan hopes for debut match this time
Avesh Khan has been selected in the team for some series even before this, but he has not got a chance to debut in any format so far. He was also selected for the final of the ICC World Test Championship, but he was ruled out due to injury in practice. Now it can be expected that he can get a chance to debut, as he has been selected for 6 matches of both the series.
Ravindra Jadeja could not recover from injury
The BCCI told via tweet that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested from both the series. At the same time, KL Rahul will join the team from the second ODI. Ravindra Jadeja has not yet fully recovered from the knee injury. He is currently in the final stage of recovery, so he was not selected in both the series. Axar Patel has only got a place in the T20 team.
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Deepak Hooda and Ravi Bishnoi also got a chance to debut
Leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi has also been included in both the teams. Also spin all-rounder Deepak Hooda has been selected for the ODI team. Both these players have also not played the debut match for Team India so far. In such a situation, both have full hope of debut this time.
Bhuvi out of ODIs, Axar returns
Off-spin all-rounder Axar Patel has only got a place in the T20 team. He is back in the team. He played T20 and Test series against New Zealand in November-December 2021. After this he was not selected for the tour of South Africa. At the same time, fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been dropped from the ODIs. He has only got a place in the T20 team.
Team India for both the series against West Indies
T20 squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal , Washington Sundar, Mohammad Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan and Harshal Patel.
ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav , Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammad Siraj, Famous Krishna and Avesh Khan.
ODI and T20 series schedule
Team India has to play three ODIs and then three T20 series against West Indies at home. All matches of the ODI series will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11. After this, both the teams will play three T20 series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 16, 18 and 20 February.
