Former Indian All-rounder, Irfan Pathan has congratulated Deepak Hooda for being selected in the India squad for the upcoming ODI series against West Indies starting from February 6.
Irfan congratulates Deepak on Twitter by saying that he has come out of a tough phase and kept fighting. He is proud of Deepak and hopes for him to make the most of the opportunity. He congratulates Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh Khan as well for their selection in the squad.
You came out of a tough phase, you kept fighting, kept performing. So proud @HoodaOnFire congratulations 🥳 Make the most of it. Congratulations to Ravi Bishnoi and Avesh khan too. #INDvWI
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) January 26, 2022
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has also come back to his feet for the series. Right-arm leg spinner, Ravi Bishnoi received his maiden call up Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Wednesday picks an 18 member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against West Indies.
India is all set to play the three ODI’s at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from February 6, following the T20 series at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from February 16.
Indian fast bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami have been rested from the series, whereas KL Rahul will participate from the second ODI onwards.
Indian All-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja would be undertaking his final stage of recovery post his knee injury and thereby will not play for ODI’s and T20’s, while Axar Patel to play for the T20’s.
Indian ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.
Indian T20I squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (Vice-captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Surya Kumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar