The Board of Control for Cricket in India announced India’s squads for the upcoming home series against West Indies on September 16, 2026. Shubman Gill will captain the ODI side, while Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of the T20I squad. The three-match ODI series begins on September 27 in Trivandrum, followed by a five-match T20I series starting October 6 in Lucknow.
Alongside the West Indies squads, the BCCI also released an updated squad for the Asian Games 2026 in Japan, which runs from September 24 to October 3. Varun Chakaravarthy has been ruled out of the Asian Games owing to a side strain, with Vipraj Nigam named as his replacement.
Nitish Kumar Reddy has been withdrawn from the Asian Games squad and will instead feature in the ODI series against West Indies. Punjab all-rounder Naman Dhir and Jammu and Kashmir seam bowler Auqib Nabi have been named to the ODI squads for the first time.
What are the full fixtures for the West Indies tour of India?
The West Indies tour of India consists of three ODIs and five T20Is. The ODI leg opens on September 27 in Trivandrum, with the second ODI scheduled for September 30 in Guwahati and the third on October 3 in New Chandigarh. The Asian Games 2026 runs concurrently with all three ODIs, which explains the separate squads for the two events during that window.
The T20I series then follows across five venues. The first T20I is on October 6 in Lucknow, the second on October 9 in Ranchi, the third on October 11 in Indore, the fourth on October 14 in Hyderabad and the fifth and final T20I on October 17 in Bengaluru.
Which notable changes were made to the Asian Games squad?
The updated Asian Games squad sees two changes from the previously announced group. Varun Chakaravarthy’s side strain has forced him out of the squad, and Vipraj Nigam has been brought in as his replacement. Chakaravarthy’s absence means India will head into the Asian Games without one of their frontline spinners in that format.
Nitish Kumar Reddy is the second change, having been pulled out of the Asian Games setup to join the ODI squad for the West Indies series. Shreyas Iyer continues as captain of the Asian Games side, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain and Jasprit Bumrah also included in the updated squad.
India’s ODI squad for West Indies Series:
Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (vc), Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Mohammed Siraj, Auqib Nabi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Naman Dhir.
India’s T20I squad for the West Indies Series:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma (vc), Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav.
India’s updated squad for the Japan T20I & the Asian Games:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shivam Dube, Tilak Varma (vc), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Yash Thakur, Vipraj Nigam
