The BCCI on Friday named wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson as the replacement for KL Rahul in the T20I squad for the ongoing West Indies series. KL Rahul was earlier named in the squad and his participation in the T20I series was subject to fitness. Rahul tested positive for Covid-19 last week and has been advised rest by the BCCI medical team.
Sanju Samson was part of the squad in the recently concluded ODI series that the team won 3-0 and scored a half-century in the second game.
The five-match T20I series kicks off on Friday. Rohit, Rishabh Pant, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin and Dinesh Karthik are some of the players who will feature in the T20s.
KL Rahul has been out of cricketing action since the T20I series against South Africa at home last month due to a groin surgery. Rahul was rested for the ODI series against West Indies starting but was named for the T20I series.
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Last month, KL Rahul underwent a successful surgery in Germany. “It’s been a tough couple of weeks but the surgery was successful. I’m healing and recovering well. My road to recovery has begun. Thank you for your messages and prayers. See you soon,” KL Rahul had shared a post on the Koo app.
India’s squad for 5 T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, R Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan , Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.