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The Indian selectors, led by Ajit Agrakar, picked an exciting squad for the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma were the two uncapped players who were included. Newly-appointed BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar has retained Hardik Pandya as T20I captain while senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been rested. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been consistently absent from the shortest format since T20 World Cup 2022 with Hardik Pandya captaining the team.
Former India batsman Aakash Chopra believes that Hardik will continue to lead the Indian team in T20Is for a long time and that includes the T20 World Cup in 2024. “Hardik Pandya, who was handed over the captaincy after the T20 World Cup – it looks like it is now a final call that Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian T20 team for the foreseeable future, till the upcoming World Cup,” Chopra said in his statement. Said on youtube channel.
Aakash Chopra also commented on the exclusion of Rohit and Kohli saying that the selectors have already moved on and have not picked any senior player. “No senior has been selected. KL Rahul is unavailable but that is amplified now that you haven’t played with Rohit and Kohli since the World Cup,” Chopra said.
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In view of the absence of senior players, batsman Suryakumar Yadav has been appointed as the vice-captain for the five-match T20I series. Also, leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has made a comeback in the Indian T20 squad. This is the first team to be picked under Ajit Agarkar, who took over as the BCCI’s chief selector on Tuesday.
The West Indies tour begins on July 12, starting with two Tests, followed by three ODIs and five T20Is.
India’s T20I team: 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
