Mohammed Siraj out from team: BCCI finally gives clarification
The West Indies vs India 1st ODI is on Thu, 27th Jul at the Kensington Oval, Barbados from 7 PM IST. India won the 2-match Test series by 1-0. India will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20I matches in West Indies and USA. Mohammed Siraj out from team: BCCI finally gives clarification.
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has been rested for the ODIs against the West Indies as a precautionary measure due to a sore ankle, the BCCI said on Thursday. Siraj, who led the pace attack with aplomb in the Tests against the West Indies in the absence of seniors such as Mohammed Shami, flew back with the rest of the Test returnees Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat and Navdeep Saini after India’s 1-0 series win.
“Mohd. Siraj has been released from Team India’s ODI squad ahead of the three-match series against the West Indies,” a BCCI media release read. “The right-arm pacer has a sore ankle and as a precautionary measure has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team,” the release added.
The report also states that Siraj’s replacement is yet to be taken. India captain Rohit would also have a milestone within his grasp during the first ODI. Rohit needs 175 runs to complete 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. The Indian captain has double-centuries in ODI cricket; hence you cannot put the possibility beyond him.
With many regulars of the Indian team still on the road to recovery from injuries of various kinds, the series against the West Indies presents a chance for the likes of Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan and Umran Malik to strengthen their case for playing a home ODI World Cup.
India vs West Indies Squads:
West Indies Squad: Shai Hope(w/c), Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shimron Hetmyer, Alick Athanaze, Rovman Powell, Keacy Carty, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Alzarri Joseph, Oshane Thomas, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair, Dominic Drakes, Yannic Cariah
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Umran Malik, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad.
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