India tour of West Indies: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah likely to be rested for T20I series, claims report

Rohit
Sharma,
Kohli,
Bumrah,
Rishabh
Pant,
Mohammed
Shami,
and
Hardik
Pandya
have
already
been
given
rest
for
the
ODI
series
against
the
West
Indies.
The
All-India
Senior
Selection
Committee
might
rest
a
few
of
them
in
the
T20I
series
as
well
and
a
second-string
side
–
something
similar
to
the
Ireland
tour
–
could
be
named
for
the
T20Is
in
the
Caribbean.

India
Tour
of
West
Indies
2022
Schedule:
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Streaming,
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Time,
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Players
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As
per
an
Indian
Express
report,
Kohli
and
Bumrah
are
set
to
be
rested
from
the
T20I
series
against
the
West
Indies.
The
five-T20I
series
starts
on
July
29.

Kohli
–
who
has
already
been
rested
for
three
ODIs
in
the
Caribbean
–
suffered
a
groin
injury
during
the
T20I
series
against
England.
The
former
India
captain
missed
the
opening
one-dayer
against
England
and
is
likely
to
miss
the
second
ODI
as
well
as
he
hasn’t
fully
recovered.

In
the
ODI
series
against
the
West
Indies,
Shikhar
Dhawan
will
lead
Team
India
while
all-rounder
Ravindra
Jadeja
has
been
named
as
his
deputy.

In
the
absence
of
Rohit
and
Bumrah,
Hardik
Pandya
–
who
led
India
in
the
T20I
series
in
Ireland,
which
the
Men
in
Blue
won
2-0
–
might
once
again
lead
the
national
side.
The
opening
match
will
be
played
in
Brian
Lara
Stadium
in
Trinidad
on
July
29.

The
second
and
third
T20Is
will
be
held
at
Warner
Park
in
St
Kitts
on
August
1
and
2
respectively.
The
Central
Broward
Regional
Park
Stadium
Turf
Ground
in
Florida
will
host
the
final
two
T20Is
on
August
6
and
7.

India’s
squad
for
3
ODIs
against
WI:
Shikhar
Dhawan
(Captain),
Ruturaj
Gaikwad,
Shubman
Gill,
Deepak
Hooda,
Suryakumar
Yadav,
Shreyas
Iyer,
Ishan
Kishan
(wk),
Sanju
Samson
(wk),
Ravindra
Jadeja
(vice-captain),
Shardul
Thakur,
Yuzvendra
Chahal,
Axar
Patel,
Avesh
Khan,
Prasidh
Krishna,
Mohammad
Siraj,
Arshdeep
Singh.