India T20 Team: Team India announced for the series against Windies; No chance for Virat-Rohit, place for Yashasvi-Tilak
Once again senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not been included in India’s T20 team. At the same time, Tilak Verma and Yashasvi Jaiswal are part of the team.
The Indian team has been announced for the T20 series against the West Indies. Once again Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not found a place in the T20 team. At the same time, young players like Tilak Verma and Yashasvi Jaiswal have been given a chance. India has to play five T20 match series in West Indies. Many new faces have been given a chance in the Indian team for this series to be held from August 3 to August 13.
Senior players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli played their last T20 match for India against England in T20 World Cup 2022. After this there were reports that now these veterans will be out of the shortest format and a young team will be selected under the captaincy of Hardik. The Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is moving in that direction and both the veterans are out of the Indian team. Veteran fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been rested for the entire tour of the West Indies.
players left out of the team
Jitesh Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Washington Sundar, Shivam Mavi.
India played the last T20 series against New Zealand at the beginning of the year. Six players involved in this series have been dropped from the team. New faces have been given a chance in their place. Jitesh Sharma has failed to save his place despite a good performance in IPL 2023. At the same time, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Mavi and Deepak Hooda have been dropped from the team due to poor form. Washington Sundar is injured and was unavailable for selection.
New faces in Indian team
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who performed brilliantly in IPL 2023, has also made a place in the T20 team after the Test. At the same time, Tilak Verma, Akshar Patel and Ravi Bishnoi are running in good rhythm and all three players have been given a chance. Sanju Samson is back in the team again. He has been given importance over Tilak Verma. At the same time, Avesh Khan could not do anything special in IPL 2023, but trust has been expressed in him.
Chahal and Suryakumar are the oldest players
The youth team has been selected under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya. Suryakumar Yadav, 32, and Yuzvendra Chahal are the most experienced players in the team. The 24-year-old Arshdeep, who has played 26 T20Is, is the most experienced fast bowler in the team. At the same time, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma and Mukesh Kumar are the players who have not played any match for India till now. However, Yashasvi and Mukesh are also part of the Test team and both of them can debut for India in the Test series. At the same time, the chances of Tilak getting a chance in the T20 series itself are very high.
Indian team for T20 series against West Indies
Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Verma, Surya Kumar Yadav (vc), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Akshar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
