Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli not picked once again, an indication that they have been phased out of the shortest format of the game
New Delhi: Talented Mumbai Indians left-hander Tilak Varma was the only new face in an otherwise tried and tested Indian T20 squad led by Hardik Pandya, for the five T20 Internationals against the West Indies, starting August 3 in Trinidad, a PTI report in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says.
Senior batsmen Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have not been picked once again, an indication that they have been phased out of the shortest format of the game.
Left-hander Tilak Varma from Hyderabad has been a notable member of the Mumbai Indians side for the past two seasons. His strike-rate of 142-plus in 47 games, batting at No 5 has obviously attracted the attention of the national selection panel, led by Ajit Agarkar.
The KKR left-hander Rinku Singh has also been left out, since the middle order already has the likes of Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Sanju Samson.
Two players who have made a comeback are pacer Avesh Khan and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi. The team has three wrist spinners with Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal also being part of the 15-member squad.
India’s T20I squad: Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (vc), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya ©, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
Shubman Gill is ranked fifth in the ODI rankings while Kohli (eighth) and Rohit (10th) are the other two Indian batters in the top 10.
Mohammed Siraj is the lone Indian in the top 10 in the bowling chart at number two.
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