Lauderhill (US), August 3
Back on the road following their unfulfilled World Cup campaign, India will begin their preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup with a three-match series against the West Indies beginning here tomorrow.
The main objective of the T20Is and the subsequent ODI series against the West Indies is to try out the fringe players who are on the selectors’ mind. It will be a crucial couple of weeks for Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey, who are back in the mix after being sidelined from India’s ODI World Cup plans.
All-rounder Washington Sundar and pacers Khaleel Ahmed and Deepak Chahar are also back in the T20 squad while speedster Navdeep Saini and Deepak Chahar’s brother, Rahul, are in line to make their India debut. With Rohit Sharma and a fit-again Shikhar Dhawan set to open, the No. 4 spot seems likely to be occupied by KL Rahul, who has fond memories of the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, having scored an unbeaten 110 in his last innings here almost three years ago.
Mohammed replaces Russell
West Indies named Jason Mohammed as the replacement for injured Andre Russell for the first two games of the T20I series.
