IND vs WI: India is all set to tour West Indies in July and August. They will play 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. The two teams will be seen in action in Tests first, which will be played from 12th July to 24th July followed by ODIs that are slated to be played from 27th July to August 1st. The five-match T20Is are scheduled to take place from 4th August to 13th August.
IND vs WI: Why Mohammad Shami has not been named in the Indian squads for West Indies?
IND vs WI: The Board Of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI) recently named the squad for the Tests and the ODI series against West Indies. Both the squads had some fresh faces in them whereas seniors were dropped too to begin the transition phase in the team.
One of the notable names that was missing from the team was of pacer Mohammed Shami. The Bengal fast bowler was absent both in ODI as well as the Test squad. He has been the lynchpin of the Indian team in both formats and him not being there raised quite a few eyebrows.
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Now the reason behind Mohammed Shami not being there has been revealed. As per the reports in Indian Express, it is learned that the fast bowler has requested the team management for the rest in the West Indies series as he needs to be fresh for the busy schedule from September.
Notably, India is slated to play two major events. The Asia Cup 2023 will be played in September whereas after that it’s time for the Cricket World Cup 2023. The mega event is slated to take place in India in the month of October and November. Mohammed Shami would be hoping to keep his legs fresh for the two events.
IND vs WI: Indian squad for the West Indies ODIs and Tests
vs WI: IND Here’s India’s squad for the Test and ODI series against West Indies:
Test: 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.
ODI: 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.