After winning the five-match ODI games against the West Indies by 3-1 earlier this week, India is all set to play three T20Is against the Windies. Now, a few minutes ago, the Indian team declared the 12-member squad for the first T20I game against West Indies which is scheduled to happen tomorrow in Kolkata. Hardik Pandya’s brother Krunal could make his international debut against West Indies as his name was also included in the 12-member squad which was announced on the official handle of the BCCI. Rohit Sharma on the Verge of Surpassing Virat Kohli in This Record Against West Indies in 1st T20 on Sunday.

The official handle of the BCCI read, “India's 12 for the 1st T2OI against Windies. #TeamIndia Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Manish Pandey, Dinesh Karthik, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Yuzvendra Chahal.”

Talking about the three-match T20Is, India will look forward to continuing their dominance in the shorter format of the game as well. Virat Kohli will be rested for the three-match game and in his absence, Rohit Sharma will be handling the reins of the team. Ahead of the first t20 match, Rohit addressed the press and also answered the most debatable question about MS Dhoni's exclusion from the T20 team. Rohit said, " Dhoni has been such a massive player for us, over the years. His experience in the middle will be missed but again Rishabh (Pant) and Dinesh (Karthik) have great opportunity to come and perform and show what they are capable of as well. It gives them an opportunity to express themselves." India Face T20 Test Sans Mahendra Singh Dhoni The Colossus, West Indies Seek Redemption.

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