Indian squad for ODI series against WI announced, Shikhar to take up the captaincy

For the three-match ODI series against West Indies, starting on July 22 in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Shikhar Dhawan was selected India’s captain on Wednesday. Notably, veteran players Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, and Rishabh Pant have been rested for the series along with regular captain Rohit Sharma.

Kohli, who was renowned for his explosive batting displays, has struggled to find his form again. The former captain could only manage to score 31 runs in the fifth Test against England at Edgbaston after being excluded from the home series against South Africa.

🚨 NEWS 🚨: The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the squad for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies to be played at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad.#TeamIndia | #WIvIND

— BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2022

In fact, Bumrah, who captained Team India in the Edgbaston, dazzled everyone with his speed and explosive batting, smashing 35 runs off of Stuart Broad in a single over to set a world record.

A 16-person Indian team for the ODIs was selected by the BCCI’s senior selection committee.

#TeamIndia ODI squad:

Shikhar Dhawan (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Ruturaj Gaikwad, , Ishan Kishan (WK),  Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas IyerShardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh — BCCI (@BCCI) July 6, 2022

The location of all three contests are Port of Spain. After the ODIs, India will take against the West Indies in five Twenty20 Internationals in the Caribbean and the United States. The team for these matches has not yet been revealed.

The following players will represent India in the three one-day internationals: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda,  Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar