India Announces Squads for West Indies ODI and T20I Series; Pant Leads Irani Cup Side
The BCCI announced India's squads for the upcoming home series against the West Indies, featuring three ODIs starting September 27 and five T20Is from October 6. Shubman Gill will captain the ODI team with KL Rahul as vice-captain, while Shreyas Iyer leads the T20I side. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja return to the ODI squad. Newcomers Naman Dhir and Auqib Nabi earned maiden ODI call-ups. Rishabh Pant was omitted from both squads but will captain the Rest of India team in the Irani Cup. Hardik Pandya remains sidelined due to fitness concerns, and several players are unavailable due to Asian Games commitments.
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indiatoday broke this story on 16 Sept, 03:58 pm. Other outlets followed.