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Report: Senior members of Indian white-ball squad likely to be rested for West Indies tour

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India is scheduled to tour the West Indies for a three-match ODI and five-match T20I series. This tour comes just a couple of days after the conclusion of India’s ODI’s series against England. Given the short turnaround between the two bilateral series, it has been reported that several senior members will be rested for the Caribbean tour.


As reported by Cricbuzz, the selection committee chairman, Chetan Sharma is likely to have a word with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and other senior members regarding the same. The squad was supposed to be announced last week, however, the selectors are still considering whether to rest the senior members or not.


The tour commences with the first ODI on July 22 and will conclude with the final T20I on August 7. The last two T20Is will be held in Florida, USA. This will be another opportunity for India to test their reserves before the T20I World Cup.


India’s skipper Rohit Sharma should likely get the nod to fly to the West Indies for the 15-day tour. The 35-year-old missed the final Test against England after testing positive for covid-19. He has already joined the Indian camp ahead of the limited-overs series against England, which gets underway on July 7, Thursday.



Moreover, the selection committee will be hesitant to go on the West Indian tour without the regular captain. India has had as many as three captains in two formats in the past month, with KL Rahul’s untimely injury and Rohit Sharma’s covid positive test.


With the T20I World Cup just around the corner, the selectors will want Rahul Dravid and Rohit Sharma to work closely with one another. India’s white-ball vice-captain KL Rahul is also expected to miss at least two months of action following his sports hernia injury. 


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