India to host West Indies in five-match T20I series from October 6
India will host West Indies for five T20Is starting October 6 in Lucknow with squads led by Shreyas Iyer and Shai Hope respectively.
India will host West Indies in a five-match T20I series starting at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on October 6. The remaining matches will be played in Ranchi on October 9, Indore on October 11, Hyderabad on October 14, and Bengaluru on October 17.
Shreyas Iyer will captain the India side with Tilak Varma as vice-captain. The squad includes Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, and Naman Dhir. West Indies will be led by Shai Hope with the squad featuring Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Romario Shepherd, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, and Roston Chase.
India enter the series after securing the Asian Games gold medal with a 19-run win over Pakistan and a 2-1 ODI series victory against West Indies. The visitors avoided a clean sweep by chasing down 352 in the third ODI through Shai Hope's unbeaten 162.
CricHubb Take
Shreyas Iyer's presence as T20I captain after leading India to Asian Games gold gives the series a clear leadership continuity that the ODI series lacked.