The BCCI selectors recently confirmed India’s squad for the three-match ODI series against the West Indies. The Men in Blue are set to play three one-dayers against the Caribbean team from September 27 to October 3. The matches will be played in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Mullanpur.
India’s ODI squad for the series against the West Indies will be led by Shubman Gill. With Shreyas Iyer leading the Asian Games side, KL Rahul has been picked as vice-captain. Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are part of the one-day team, while Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav have been handed comebacks. Also, Auqib Nabi and Naman Dhir have received maiden ODI call-ups.
Four players (excluding Nabi and Dhir) in India‘s squad for the three-match series against the West Indies are yet to play a one-day international against the Caribbean side. Take a look.
#1 Yashasvi Jaiswal
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a comeback to the ODI squad for the three-match series against the West Indies. The left-handed batter has only featured in six one-day matches so far in which he has scored 285 runs at an average of 71.25 and a strike rate of 97.60, with two centuries.
Of his six ODIs, three have come against South Africa, two against Afghanistan and one against England. He has registered one century each against the Proteas and against Afghanistan. Jaiswal has played Tests and T20Is against the West Indies. It remains to be seen whether he plays his first ODI against them soon.
#2 Nitish Kumar Reddy
All-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy is also yet to play an ODI match against the West Indies. He has featured in six one-dayers so far and has scored 100 runs at an average of 33.33 and a strike rate of 101.01, with one half-century. With the ball, he has picked up two wickets at an average of 89.50 and an economy rate of 7.11.
Reddy has played two ODIs against New Zealand, two against Australia and two against Afghanistan. While he is yet to play a one-dayer against the West Indies, the Andhra Pradesh cricketer has played two Test matches against them.
#3 Dhruv Jurel
With Ishan Kishan part of the Asian Games 2026 squad, Team India has picked Dhruv Jurel as the backup wicketkeeper ahead of Rishabh Pant for the ODIs against the West Indies. Jurel had a memorable Test tour of Sri Lanka during which he scored a century and a half-century.
Jurel is yet to play a one-day match. He has so far featured in 12 Test matches. In 19 innings, the right-handed batter has scored 651 runs at an average of 40.68, with two hundreds and two half-centuries. In two Tests against the West Indies, Jurel has scored 175 runs at an average of 87.50, with a best of 125. The keeper-batter has also featured in four T20Is in which he has scored 12 runs.
#4 Gurnoor Brar
Young pacer Gurnoor Brar is also yet to play a one-day match against the West Indies. The 26-year-old fast bowler from Punjab has featured in six ODI matches so far in which he has claimed 11 wickets at an average of 32.81 and an economy rate of 6.96.
Of his six one-day matches in a short career so far, Brar has played three matches against Afghanistan in which he has picked up seven wickets at an average of 19.42 and an economy 5.95. He registered impressive figures of 3-27 from 4.5 overs on debut in Dharamsala in June this year.
Brar also featured in three one-dayers against England during the away series in July. He picked up four wickets at an average of 56.25 and an economy rate of 7.75. The right-arm pacer claimed 2-61 from nine overs in Birmingham and 2-67 from 10 overs in Cardiff. In the third match of the series at Lord’s, he went for 97 runs in 10 overs, without picking up a wicket.
Edited by Renin Wilben Albert
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