After a horrible outing within the WTC last 2023 in opposition to Australia, the Indian staff will now lock horns with West Indies in two Tests, three One-Day-Internationals (ODIs), and a five-match T20 International sequence, ranging from July 12. The BCCI additionally declared the squad for the Test and One-Day-Internationals.
Talking on the squad finalized by Indian selectors, former spin legend Harbhajan Singh has mentioned a brand new skipper ought to have handed over the function of captaincy within the sequence in opposition to West Indies. As per the squad, Rohit Sharma will lead the aspect in Odis and Tests. Ace all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been chosen because the vice-captain within the 50-over format.
According to Harbhajan, India ought to have requested Hardik to steer the aspect for the sequence as a substitute.
“The One-Day staff ought to have gone solely beneath Hardik Pandya’s management with a brand new squad. The children, who carried out nicely within the IPL, ought to have gotten an opportunity right here. This was one of the best probability to groom them. Maybe, they’re taking part in this staff contemplating the World Cup,” Harbhajan mentioned on his YouTube channel.
Hardik has the expertise of main the aspect as beneath his captaincy, Gujarat Titans received the IPL 2022 and likewise performed the ultimate of IPL 2023. Talking About India’s squad for the West Indies sequence, younger weapons like Mukesh Kumar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been included within the aspect. In the absence of Rishabh Pant who remains to be recovering from a deadly automotive crash, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson have been added to the aspect as wicketkeepers. Senior gamers like Umesh Yadav and Cheteshwar Pujara have been dropped from the aspect.
Squads:
India’s ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shardul Thakur, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
India’s Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
