After missing the South Africa tour due to a hamstring injury, Rohit Sharma has been declared fit and returns to lead Team India in the 3-match ODI and a 3-match T20 series vs the West Indies starting February 6th.
Rohit who was working hard at the NCA to regain fitness will be supported by KL Rahul as his deputy who will miss the 1st ODI due to personal reasons. Deepak Hooda has been rewarded with his maiden call-up while Kuldeep Yadav returns to the ODI unit after a knee surgery.
Ravi Bishnoi who was recently drafted by Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL has also been called up for both ODIs and T20s. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohd Shami have been rested for the home series according to the BCCI.
Full ODI squad for West Indies series: Rohit Sharma (Capt), KL Rahul (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), D Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan
In T20s, more or less the selectors picked the same team which played in South Africa. Axar Patel will be available for the T20 series according to the board.
Full T20 squad vs West Indies: Rohit Sharma(Capt), KL Rahul (vc), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel