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- The Indian men's cricket squad will assemble in Thiruvananthapuram by September 24 for a three-match ODI series against West Indies.
- Several senior players return for the series, while others are currently participating in the Asian Games.
- The selectors withdrew all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy from the Asian Games squad to provide him more international bowling experience.
- This series serves as a critical opportunity for KL Rahul to establish his role as the primary wicketkeeper-batter.
What to watch next
- Whether Gautam Gambhir plays both Nitish Kumar Reddy and Hardik Pandya in the XI
- KL Rahul's performance in cementing his wicketkeeper-batter position
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Gautam Gambhir
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“From Nitish's point of view, it's actually a great thing that he's been withdrawn from the T20 format, and he'll get game time against the West Indies as well. We know how important a seam-bowling all-rounder will probably be in a year, and when we go to South Africa. And once Hardik comes back, obviously it's going to be good. Sometimes we could even go on to play both of them in the playing 11,”
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…Head coach Gautam Gambhir asserted after the T20Is against Afghanistan that Reddy will improve when he bowls more in international cricket and even hinted at the possibility of playing both him and Pandya in the XI. " From Nitish's point of view, it's actually a great thing that he's been withdrawn from the T20 format, and he'll get game time against the West Indies as well. We know how important a seam-bowling all-rounder will probably be in a year, and when we go to South Africa. And once Hardik comes back, obviously it's going to be good. Sometimes we could even go on to play both of them in the playing 11, " said Gambhir. The series is also important for KL Rahul to again cement his position as the first-choice wicketkeeper-bat in the ODI set-up. The think tank has explored using Ishan Kishan by giving him game time and…
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Named India · Auqib Nabi · Axar Patel · Gautam Gambhir · Hardik Pandya · Ishan Kishan · Jasprit Bumrah · KL Rahul · Nitish Kumar Reddy · Ravindra Jadeja · Rohit Sharma · Ruturaj Gaikwad · Shai Hope
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