Limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a full strength Indian cricket squad for the two-match Twenty20 series against West Indies to be played in USA on August 27 and 28
Yuvraj Singh
New Delhi: Limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will lead a full strength Indian cricket squad for the two-match Twenty20 series against West Indies to be played in USA on August 27 and 28.
Yuvraj Singh
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The two matches against the Caribbean side are scheduled to be held on Central Broward Regional Park, Fort Lauderdale.
Senior cricketers Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh have been ignored for the series.
The trio will be playing in the Duleep Trophy tournament in Greater Noida during that time. While Yuvraj will lead India Red, Raina will captain the Indian Green team in the four-day match domestic tournament.
The 14-member Indian team will witness the return of as many as 11 regular players who were rested from the tour to Zimbabwe in May earlier this year.
All-rounder Stuart Binny also found a place in the squad.
Interestingly, pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has been named in India Green team for the Duleep Trophy, has been selected for the US tour, which means he will not play the India Green’s first match against India Red from August 23-26.
Apart from Dhoni, the only other player to retain his place from the Zimbabwe tour is batsman KL Rahul.
‘Star value needed at Duleep Trophy’
According to sources, the team has been carefully handpicked keeping in mind the Duleep Trophy, which will be played under lights and with pink balls for the first time.
“With the seniors and India ‘A’ teams in US and Australia, the first Duleep Trophy under lights and with pink balls would have needed a bit of star value,” a BCCI source said.
India squad
MS Dhoni (captain), R Sharma, S Dhawan, V Kohli, A Rahane, KL Rahul, R Jadeja, R Ashwin, J Bumrah, M Shami, B Kumar, U Yadav, A Mishra, S Binny
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