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IND vs WI: Why Vaibhav missed out and Naman Dhir debuts as India elects to bowl
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News18•06-10-2026, 18:43
IND vs WI: Why Vaibhav missed out and Naman Dhir debuts as India elects to bowl
- •The first T20 match between India and West Indies is being played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
- •Team India won the toss and decided to bowl first, with captain Shreyas Iyer announcing the playing XI.
- •Mumbai player Naman Dhir made his T20 international cricket debut in this match against West Indies.
- •Young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi missed out on the playing eleven as the team management backed the experienced opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma.
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Captain Shreyas Iyer and coach Gautam Gambhir chose to place their confidence in the experienced opening pair of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. Because Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson previously won the T20 World Cup for India, Vaibhav Suryavanshi will have to wait for his opportunity.
Naman Dhir made his T20 international cricket debut for India in the series opener against West Indies. He previously made his international cricket debut during the ODI series against West Indies and plays for Mumbai in the IPL.
Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Naman Dhir are the only three players selected in both the ODI and T20 squads for this series.
