India suffered a blow ahead of the ODI series as Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and Ruturaj Gaikwad tested positive for COVID-19. All three, along with a few members of the support staff, are in isolation. Since the infected players have to complete a seven-day isolation period and return two negative tests, the chances of Dhawan, Shreyas and Gaikwad featuring in the one-dayers are very slim.
Releasing an official statement, the BCCI revealed that Ishan and Shahrukh have been added to the Team India squad for the first ODI against West Indies.
26-year-old Shahrukh has been in scintillating form for Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket. He smashed an unbeaten 33 off 15 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 final to stun Karnataka. The right-hander slammed three sixes in his innings, including one off the last ball, to pull off an incredible win for Tamil Nadu.
Shahrukh also had an impressive Vijay Hazare Trophy 2021-22. He hammered 253 runs in eight matches at an average of 42.16 and a spectacular strike rate of 186.02.
Updated squad for the 1st ODI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan.
Rohit Sharma confirms Ishan Kishan as Team India’s opener for 1st ODI
Even before the BCCI announced the addition of Ishan to the Team India squad for the first one-dayer, skipper Rohit confirmed at a virtual press conference that the left-hander will open on Sunday.
Explaining the situation in the COVID-hit Indian camp, the captain said:
23-year-old Ishan has played two ODIs and five T20Is for India so far. He registered fifties on debut in both formats.
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