After white washing West Indies in the ODIs, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian team will now shift their focus on the T20Is starting Wednesday. India all-rounder Washington Sundar who put in a terrific effort in the ODIs.
The national selection committee named Kuldeep Yadav as replacement for Sunday for the three-match T20I series, the BCCI informed in a release on Monday.
“All-rounder Washington Sundar suffered a left hamstring muscle strain during fielding in the third ODI against the West Indies played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. He is ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I Series to be played in Kolkata from 16th February,” BCCI Honorary Secretary Jay Shah informed in a release.
“The All-India Senior Selection Committee has named Kuldeep Yadav as Washington’s replacement,” he said.
India’s T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain) (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mohd. Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Hooda, Kuldeep Yadav.
