India select Kohli and Rohit for West Indies ODIs as Nigam joins Asian Games squad

[p]Top-order batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gill-shubman/KOAQiuhe/"]Shubman Gill[/a] will captain [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/fcOzl2uI/"]India[/a] in the ‌three-match ODI series, with wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul named vice-captain, ‌while batting all-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dhir-naman/2gvnop4m/"]Naman Dhir[/a] and bowler Auqib Nabi have ‌earned their maiden ODI call-ups.[/p][p]The ODI series begins in Thiruvananthapuram, ‌Kerala, on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/india-fcOzl2uI/west-indies-jTD1lMfO/?mid=YRMrSrHM"]September 27[/a].[/p][p][b]For the Twenty20 series against the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/jTD1lMfO/"]West Indies[/a], 15-year-old prodigy Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been included in the squad ‌led by top-order batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iyer-shreyas/INzfXBtM/"]Shreyas Iyer[/a].[/b][/p][p]India will ⁠play five T20 internationals against ‌the West Indies, starting in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/cricket/india-fcOzl2uI/west-indies-jTD1lMfO/?mid=2138r413"]October 6[/a].[/p][p]India ​will also play a one-off T20 international against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULnTVF9B/"]Japan[/a] on September 22, before beginning their Asian ​Games campaign at the quarter-final stage six days later.[/p][embed guid="32319196-a8c9-4d7c-baac-27881638adce" url="https://x.com/BCCI/status/2100239440493052226" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chakravarthy-varun/jTIgCCYE/"]Chakaravarthy[/a] has been ruled out of both the Japan T20 and ⁠the Asian Games with ​a side strain. All-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kumar-reddy-nitish/t0X4fwjH/"]Nitish Kumar Reddy[/a], who was originally named in the Asian Games squad, has been withdrawn and included in the ODI squad for the West Indies series ‌instead.[/p][p]All-rounder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pandya-hardik/OWVGP0P6/"]Hardik Pandya[/a] and wicketkeeper-batter [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pant-rishabh/KKYC7ObS/"]Rishabh Pant[/a] are notable absentees from India's squads for the West Indies ODI and T20 series, the Japan T20 and the Asian Games.[/p][h2]India ODI squad vs West Indies[/h2][p]Shubman Gill (C), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sharma-rohit/zBLBQRyA/"]Rohit Sharma[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kohli-virat/U7w3X0qp/"]Virat Kohli[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gaikwad-ruturaj/E7aijVBe/"]Ruturaj Gaikwad[/a], KL Rahul (VC), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jurel-dhruv/WIPHAsve/"]Dhruv Jurel[/a], Nitish Kumar Reddy, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jadeja-ravindra/IVAZlTEH/"]Ravindra Jadeja[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-kuldeep/QuQQCaL1/"]Kuldeep Yadav[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/krishna-prasidh/hndRkHjr/"]Prasidh Krishna[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brar-gurnoor/SCL92neh/"]Gurnoor Brar[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siraj-mohammed/EPQqSEB7/"]Mohammed Siraj[/a], Auqib Nabi, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jaiswal-yashasvi/4WTrPc5D/"]Yashasvi Jaiswal[/a], Naman Dhir.[/p][h2]India T20 squad vs West Indies[/h2][p]Shreyas Iyer (C), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sharma-abhishek/xxgJnSUg/"]Abhishek Sharma[/a], Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kishan-ishan/vsVSOdKD/"]Ishan Kishan[/a] (WK), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/samson-sanju/nH19FPur/"]Sanju ​Samson[/a] (WK), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/varma-tilak/06FFf1DG/"]Tilak Varma[/a] (VC), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dube-shivam/MyNF1MB0/"]Shivam Dube[/a], Kuldeep Yadav, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/patel-akshar/nkmFJGY8/"]Axar Patel[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sundar-washington/r9K7iDfq/"]‌Washington Sundar[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bishnoi-ravi/84IVLXh4/"]Ravi Bishnoi[/a], Nitish Kumar Reddy, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/singh-arshdeep/f9Pl38e1/"]Arshdeep Singh[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-prince/MRG7anj2/"]Prince Yadav[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yadav-mayank/hCCfZmy6/"]Mayank Yadav[/a].[/p][h2]India updated squad for Japan T20 and Asian Games[/h2][p]Shreyas Iyer (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (VC), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, ⁠Ravi Bishnoi, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bumrah-jasprit/lx2sGNBc/"]Jasprit Bumrah[/a], ⁠Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thakur-yash/W2BbY7jC/"]‌Yash Thakur[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nigam-vipraj/MBGJFkNG/"]Vipraj Nigam[/a].[/p]