- By Vishal Pushkar
- Wed, 05 Jul 2023 08:54 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
JE Sports Desk: BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India) announced a 15-member squad for the 5-match T20I series against West Indies. India will play the series right after 3 tests and 3 ODIs scheduled in July. Batters Tilak Varma and Yashasavi Jaiswal have earned their maiden call-ups in the squad.
Both Yashasvi and Varma had impressive IPL 2023 season with the bat for Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indian respectively.
Kolkata Knight Riders' Rinku Singh, who had a breakout year in the IPL, missed out as per notable mentions.
Check out the official announcement here:
Alert🚨: #TeamIndia's squad for T20I series against the West Indies announced. https://t.co/AGs92S3tcz
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 5, 2023
Meanwhile, wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson also returned to the squad, which was picked by the senior men's selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar.
On the other hand, senior players Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to miss out from the T20Is, with Hardik Pandya continuing as captain while Suryakumar Yadav has been named his deputy.
Check full squad here: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
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