Back from an injury, Rohit Sharma is ready to Lead India in West Indies Series

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on January 26 18-member squads for the upcoming home series against the West Indies.

Star Indian batsman, who was out of action due to injuries, is back in the team and he is ready to lead the team India in the upcoming three-match one-day international series and the three-match T20I series.

He couldn't lead the team in the recently concluded three-match one-day series in South Africa as he had developed hamstrung injuries. India was washed out in the series by 3-0. Now since Rohit Sharma is back in the team, it is a big morale booster for the other players.

Meanwhile, The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) released a tweet from its official Twitter handle and informed, “Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami have been rested from the series.”

“KL Rahul will be available from 2nd ODI onwards. R Jadeja is undergoing his final stage of recovery post his knee injury and will not be available for the ODIs and T20Is. Axar Patel will be available for the T20Is,” it added.

While Ahmedabad will host the three ODIs, the three T20Is will be held in Kolkata. Following is the ODI and T20I squad that the BCCI has announced.

ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan

T20I squad:Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.