The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recently announced the Indian squad for home T20 and ODI series against the West Indies. The tour will start on 6th of February with the ODIs. On expected lines, Rohit Sharma is back as India’s captain for both the formats.
One player to miss out from the Indian squad was all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. The BCCI put out a tweet reasoning why the left-handed batter missed out on a berth in the Indian limited-overs squad.
The official Twitter handle of the BCCI stated that Ravindra Jadeja is in the last stage of recovery from his knee injury, and as a result, is set to miss the limited-overs series against the West Indies. The BCCI also made the confirmation that the fast bowling duo of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami have been rested for the series.
“Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami have been rested from the series. KL Rahul will be available from the 2nd ODI onwards. R Jadeja is undergoing his final stage of recovery post his knee injury and will not be available for the ODIs and T20Is. Axar Patel will be available for the T20Is,” read the tweet from the official Twitter handle of the BCCI.
Here is the Tweet Made by the BCCI:
Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami have been rested from the series.
KL Rahul will be available from 2nd ODI onwards.
R Jadeja is undergoing his final stage of recovery post his knee injury and will not be available for the ODIs and T20Is.
Axar Patel will be available for the T20Is.— BCCI (@BCCI) January 26, 2022
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