NEW DELHI: India, after finishing runners-up in the ICC Champions Trophy, arrived in the West Indies for five ODIs and the only T20 International starting on June 23.

The Indian team have included chinaman Kuldeep Yadav and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant while opener Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah have been rested for this tour.

India ended as the runners-up in the recently-concluded Champions Trophy after suffering a defeat by 180 runs at the hands of arch-rivals Pakistan.

On the other hand, West Indies failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy as they were not among the top eight ODI teams as per ICC rankings on Sept 30, 2015.

Earlier, West Indies drew the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan 1-1 at home. They lost the first match by 64 runs after Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan bagged a record 7-18 in the match. The hosts later won the second match and the third was called off due to rain.

Squad:

Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik

Tour schedule:

June 23: First ODI, Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

June 25: Second ODI, Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

June 30: Third ODI, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

July 2: Fourth ODI, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

July 6: Fifth ODI, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

July 9: One-off T20 International, Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.

Published in Dawn, June 22nd, 2017