Rohit Sharma has returned from a convalescence and will lead the Indian team in the upcoming home series against the West Indies. The Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday 18-member teams each for the upcoming three-match international series and three-match home T20I series against the West Indies. Rohit, India’s designated white-ball captain, will lead the team in the ODIs for the first time as a full-time captain as he misses the tour in South Africa due to a hamstring injury. Rohit’s return will be a big boost for the team that is coming out of a shock 0-3 loss at the hands of the South Africans.
Meanwhile, Kuldeep Yadav has returned to the team as part of the ODI team. Ravichandran Ashwin, who had a poor start in the ODI series against South Africa, was dropped from the team. Young leggy athlete Ravi Bishnoi was first called up to the national team.
BCCI states that Jasionary Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have both been retiring from the series, while KL Rahul will be available from the 2nd ODI onwards.
It added that Ravindra Jadeja will continue to recover from her knee injury and will not be in the series while Axar Patel will be available for the T20Is.
Jasipino Bumrah, Mohd. Shami was given a break in the series.
KL Rahul will be available from the 2nd ODI onwards.
R Jadeja is going through the final stages of recovery from a knee injury and will not be participating in the ODIs and T20Is.
Axar Patel will be available for T20Is.– BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2022
Rohit’s return means he will be back at the top of the table with Shikhar Dhawan in the ODIs and that could see vice-captain KL Rahul drop to No. 4.
Three ODIs will be held in Ahmedabad while three T20Is will be held in Kolkata.
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ODI lineup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan
T20I lineup:Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.
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