West Indies squad IND: Hetmyer misses out on T20Is

West Indies squad IND: Shimron Hetmyer is the biggest name absent from the T20I series against India as West Indies named a 16-man squad for the three-match T20 series against India on Saturday. Keiron Pollard will lead the side. The T20 series will begin on February 15 in Kolkata. Follow IND vs WI T20 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

Shiimron Hetmyer was not selected for the Ireland and England series after failing to meet Cricket West Indies’ fitness test. It is the third straight series where Hetmyer will miss out. The T20I squad will be the same that are playing against England in the five-match series.

West Indies squad IND: Shimron Hetmyer misses out again as West Indies name unchanged squad for T20I series

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West Indies squad IND: Shimron Hetmyer misses out again as West Indies name unchanged squad for T20I series

Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Rovman Powell and Kyle Mayers are the five additions to the squad while Nkrumah Bonner, Shamarh Brooks, Alzarri Joseph and Kemar Roach will leave after the ODI series.

“The team has been doing well in the Betway T20I Series against England in Barbados and we decided to stick with the same group of players. They have demonstrated great skill and fight and we expect the same kind of performances on the tour of India,” West Indies’ Lead Selector, Dr Desmond Haynes said.

West Indies squad IND: T20Is: Kieron Pollard (captain), Nicholas Pooran (VC), Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Brandon King, Rovman Powell, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr

ODIs: Kieron Pollard (C), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran (VC), Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr.

West Indies squad IND: Shimron Hetmyer misses out again as West Indies name 16-man squad for India T20 series

T20I Squad for West Indies Tour of India announced | More below: https://t.co/01IH5Cxu0c

— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) January 29, 2022

West Indies squad IND: Shimron Hetmyer misses out again as West Indies name 16-man squad for India T20 series

After a disastrous T20 World Cup Campaign, West Indies bounced back against England, leading the five-match series 2-1. But they have continued experimenting with the side and will look to do more in India.

For India too, it will mark the beginning of preparations for the T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. As Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested, they will test a different pace attack comprising Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will also get his last chance before being dropped.

India 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.

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