New Delhi: Former India All-rounder Irfan Pathhan has congratulated Deepak Hooda to be named in the Indian squad for the Opinive Odi series against West Indies, starting February 6.
“You come out of a difficult phase, keep fighting, continuing.
Proud of @oodononfire, Congratulations.
Take advantage of most.
Congratulations on Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan too.
#Indvwi,” Tweet Pathan.
India White-Ball Skipper Rohit Sharma returns while Spinner Ravi Bishnii receives its first call as a control board for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday chose the 18 member squad for the Open ODI and T20i series against West Indies.
The Indian team will play three ODIs in Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6 followed by the T20i series at Eden Gardens, Kolkata starting February 16.
Also, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami has rested from the series while Kl Rahul will rest available from the second odi and so on.
Deepak Huba was also crowned in the Indian ODI squad for the West Indies series.
Meanwhile, Ravindra Jadeja is undergoing the last stage of recovery posting his knee injury and will not be available for ODIS and T20IS and Axar Patel will be available for T20IS.
India Squad Odi: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Deputy Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (Wicket-Keeper), Shardul Thakur, Shardul Thakur, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd.
Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan India T20i Squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Kl Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (Wicket Guard), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohd.
Siraj, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel.