Senior opener Rohit Sharma has been advised rest for the tour of West Indies while talented wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav were named in the 15-man squad picked today.Paceman Jasprit Bumrah is another member of the Champions Trophy squad, who has been rested for the short tour comprising five ODIs and a T20 International.Both Rishabh and Kuldeep were in stand byes for the Champions Trophy and it was only a fair call by selection committee led by MSK Prasad to try the two youngsters against a weaker international side.The other significant development is that Anil Kumble has agreed to go to the West Indies. Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni (wk), Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav.
News On AIR | June 15, 2017 5:37 PM
Rohit, Bumrah rested; Rishabh, Kuldeep for West Indies tour