- After South Africa, Team India has to play a 5 match T20 series with West Indies. Sanju Samson can be made the captain in this series. While KL Rahul may return…
Sanju Samson:
Team India is currently on a tour of South Africa. Where a 4-match T20 series is being played. In this series, 2 matches have been won under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. While Africa has won one match. The last and decisive match of this series will be played in Johannesburg on November 15.
After this tour, the West Indies team is to tour India. In which Surya can get rest, while in his absence Sanju Samson can get a chance to captain India. Before this series, let’s take a look at India’s probable 15-member team….
India has to play 5 match T20 series with West Indies
According to the Future Tour Plan (FTP), the West Indies team has to tour India in the year 2026. During this time, BCCI will host a 5-match T20 series between India and West Indies. This tour will start in September. Where an exciting series can be seen between the two teams. The luck of many young players of India can shine in this series.
Sanju Samson may get big responsibility
Suryakumar Yadav is continuously captaining India in the T20 format. He is being considered as the future captain for the T20 World Cup 2026 to be played in India. The T20 World Cup 2026 is likely to be held in February. After this tournament, Team India has to play a 5-match T20 series with West Indies in September.
In which Surya can be given rest while Sanju Samson can be given the captaincy. Because, after winning the T20 World Cup, Surya was given rest against Zimbabwe and Shubman Gill was seen captaining. Something similar can be seen against West Indies as well.
KL Rahul can return on this basis
Team India’s star batsman KL Rahul is out of form these days. Runs are not coming from his bat. His flop performance was seen against Bangladesh and New Zealand. At the same time, IPL 2025 is going to start in March this year. In which Lokesh Rahul will try his best to regain his lost form. If his bat roars in the 18th season, then KL Rahul may return in the T20 series to be played against West Indies.
Team India’s probable 15-member squad for the T20 series against West Indies:Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rituraj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Devdutt Padikkal, KL Rahul, Sanju Samson (Captain and Keeper) Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty