Ravindra Jadeja has been named Dhawan’s deputy for the sequence.
Ravindra Jadeja has been named Dhawan’s deputy for the sequence.
Shikhar Dhawan was on Wednesday named India captain for the three ODIs in opposition to the West Indies within the absence of standard skipper Rohit Sharma, whereas Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant had been amongst those that have been rested for the sequence starting on July 22 in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
Two different senior gamers, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami have additionally been rested. Hardik Pandya, who just lately made his India comeback following a profitable IPL, can also be not part of the aspect.
Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Avesh Khan, who should not a part of ODI squad for the sequence in England starting July 12, have been included within the 16-member crew for the West Indies tour.
Shubman Gill, who final performed an ODI in December 2020, has additionally acquired the selectors’ nod.
Ravindra Jadeja has been named Dhawan’s deputy for the sequence.
Dhawan, who solely performs ODI, had first captained the aspect through the tour of Sri Lanka final 12 months when the Test specialists had been in England.
There has been criticism from some quarters relating to the appointment of too many captains of the Indian crew over the previous one 12 months with Bumrah, Pant, Rahul, Hardik, Dhawan main the aspect as a result of scheduling and harm points, and as a part of workload administration. All the three video games might be performed in Port of Spain.
The video games within the West Indies are the one ODIs India will play earlier than the T20 World Cup in Australia and subsequently, senior gamers being rested does not come solely as a shock.
After the ODIs, India will play 5 T20Is in opposition to the West Indies within the Caribbean and the United States, the squad for which is but to be introduced.
Considering each T20I recreation is essential earlier than the World Cup in Australia, the senior gamers are more likely to return for the five-match sequence to be performed from July 29 to August 7. The T20I matches might be performed in Trinidad, St Kitts and Lauderhill in Florida.
The ODI Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.
Source: www.thehindu.com