BCCI announce squad for WI series, Kuldeep Yadav makes comeback in the national side

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced India's squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against the West Indies on Wednesday. 

Fit-again Rohit Sharma is all set to make a return, this time as the white-ball skipper of the national side after fully recovering from the hamstring injury. While, Virat Kohli was earlier expected to sit out of the squads, the former India captain chose not to rest as he will be playing alongside Rohit for the first time since he took over the leadership reins.

After a horrific ODI series against the Proteas, Bhuvneshwar Kumar did not make the cut in the ODI squad. However, the veteran pacer has been retained in the T20I squad. Meanwhile, spearheads Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami have been rested.

Prasidh Krishna and Avesh Khan have been rewarded for their outstanding domestic form. Prasidh found a spot in the ODI squad, while Avesh has been slotted in to play both the series.

Kuldeep Yadav's entry to the ODI squad comes as a surprise. After recovering from COVID-19, Washington Sundar also made it to the squads for both the series.

Interestingly, Ruturaj Gaikwad has been dropped from the T20I team, he found his name listed for the ODIs. KL Rahul will be available from the second ODI onwards.

Notably, Venkatesh Iyer has been selected for the T20Is. In a bid for an all-rounder in the side, Deepak Hooda has been selected for the ODIs. Ravi Bishnoi has earned his maiden international call-up as he has been picked up for the T20Is and ODIs.

India ODI squad against West Indies: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.

India T20I squad against West Indies: T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vc), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.