Bhuvneshwar, Shami Return As India Announce Squad For Windies ODIs, T20Is

Also, Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav returns to the T20I setup and so does skipper Virat Kohli who was given a break from the previous series

A day before the historic Pink-Ball Day-Night Test, the MSK Prasad-led committee of selectors announced the squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against West Indies. The committee members met in Kolkata on Thursday in the presence of BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.

The All India Senior Selection Committee met in Kolkata today to pick the squads for the upcoming tour against West Indies - An update on the teams in a bit 👍👍 #TeamIndia #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/3Hw7aM2zWj

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The fans' wait to see ex-captain MS Dhoni in India colours has been further delayed as the selectors have decided to carry on with Rishabh Pant across formats. Unlike the recently concluded Bangladesh T20Is, Sanju Samson has been omitted from the squad along with Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed. Both the speedsters have been replaced by Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami. Also, Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav returns to the T20I setup and so does skipper Virat Kohli who was given a break from the previous series. At the same time, all-rounder Shivam Dubey has received maiden ODI call-up, following his bowling heroics in the final T20I against Bangladesh. he continues to remain a part of the team in the shortest format as well. On the other hand, Deepak Chahar continues to be a part of the Indian pace battery after his 6 for 7, including a hat-trick, versus Bangladesh. Here are the squads: Squad for T20Is: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar Squad for ODIs: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma (VC), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Rishabh Pant (WK), Shivam Dube, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

ALERT🚨: #TeamIndia for the upcoming @Paytm series against West Indies announced. #INDvWI pic.twitter.com/7RJLc4MDB1

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