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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named Naman Dhir as Washington Sundar’s replacement in India’s squad for the upcoming five-match T20I series against the West Indies.
The series will begin on October 6, with the first T20I scheduled to be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Washington has been withdrawn from the T20I squad following a decision by the Senior Selection Committee in consultation with the team management. The move has been made keeping the upcoming Test series against New Zealand in mind.
With the Ranji Trophy season set to begin on October 11, Washington will now have the opportunity to play red-ball cricket for his state team and prepare for the Test series.
Naman Dhir will take Washington’s place in the T20I squad.
Prasidh Krishna ruled out of 3rd ODI
Meanwhile, India have also made a change to their ODI squad after fast bowler Prasidh Krishna suffered a left hamstring injury during the second ODI in Guwahati. He has been ruled out of the third and final ODI.
The BCCI has named Anshul Kamboj as Prasidh’s replacement. Kamboj will join the Indian squad in Chandigarh.
India’s updated ODI and T20I squad vs West Indies
India’s updated ODI squad: Shubman Gill [C], Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul [VC, WK], Dhruv Jurel [WK], Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Auqib Nabi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj
India’s updated T20I squad: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [WK], Sanju Samson [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir
