India Squad Selection for West Indies Tour on July 21; All Eyes on MS Dhoni’s Future, Virat Kohli’s Participation

Mumbai, July 19: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday announced that the selection meeting for India's tour of West Indies will be held on July 21. Earlier, it was speculated that the Indian squad will be announced on Friday but now BCCI stated that the team for the upcoming tour of West Indies will be announced on Sunday. India vs West Indies Series 2019 Schedule in IST, Free PDF Download: Get Fixtures, Time Table With Match Timings and Venue Details of India's Tour of West Indies.

"There is no selection meeting in Mumbai on Friday. We will update you with details of the meeting once it is finalised," BCCI said in a statement. Earlier, it was reported that Indian skipper Virat Kohli and pacer Jasprit Bumrah will most likely be rested for the ODI and T20 series against West Indies. However, both players will join the team prior to the Test series which will start from August 22. There were also many speculations regarding former skipper MS Dhoni's availability for the tour. A BCCI source had told ANI on Wednesday that no meeting had taken place with the wicketkeeper-batsman.

India will start their Windies tour from August 3 and will play three T20s, three ODIs and two Test matches. In the recently concluded World Cup, India were defeated by New Zealand in the semi-final by 18 runs.

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