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IND vs WI: Vaibhav Out, Four Gold Medalists Dropped; Shreyas to Field Shocking Eleven!
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News18•05-10-2026, 07:31
IND vs WI: Vaibhav Out, Four Gold Medalists Dropped; Shreyas to Field Shocking Eleven!
- •After winning the Asian Games gold, Team India returns to face West Indies in a 5-match T20 series starting October 6.
- •Shreyas Iyer will lead Team India against West Indies, with Gautam Gambhir taking over as coach.
- •Four players from the Asian Games final squad will not feature in the first T20 match against West Indies.
- •Vaibhav Suryavanshi might be benched for the first T20, while Jasprit Bumrah and Washington Sundar are rested.
- •Ravi Bishnoi is unlikely to play, with Kuldeep Yadav potentially getting the nod instead.
Key Questions Answered
The 5-match T20 series between India and West Indies begins on Tuesday, October 6, with all matches scheduled to start at 7 PM Indian time and the toss at 6:30 PM.
Gautam Gambhir will coach the Indian team for the series against West Indies, taking over from VVS Laxman who coached the team during the Asian Games in Japan.
Jasprit Bumrah has not been selected for the T20 series against West Indies and has been rested due to workload management, with Arshdeep Singh stepping in as the death-over specialist.
