India vs West Indies ODI Squad: Aquib Nabi and Mohd Siraj Included, Pant and Hardik Dropped

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has officially announced India’s ODI squad for the upcoming series against the West Indies scheduled to kick off on September 27, which will feature a three-match ODI series followed by five T20Is, bringing back former captain Rohit Sharma who had recently faced intense retirement speculation during the tour of England, while Shubman Gill has been named to lead the fifty-over side with KL Rahul serving as his deputy, though notable absences include Shreyas Iyer who is unavailable due to Asian Games 2026 commitments alongside Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya with the latter continuing his injury recovery, while the 15-member squad features exciting fresh additions such as Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad alongside maiden ODI call-ups for Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Auqib Nabi and Punjab batter Naman Dhir, rounding out a balanced lineup that includes Virat Kohli, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.