West Indies have named wicketkeeper-batter Amir Jangoo as an injury cover addition to their T20I squad for the five-match series in India, with 19-year-old Jewel Andrew facing a fitness assessment after hurting a finger in the third ODI on Saturday, October 3. Andrew has not been ruled out of the series, and a CWI statement issued on Monday, October 5 morning confirmed that he “is still being monitored and assessed by the medical team”.
How did Andrew get injured and what do the scans show?
Andrew picked up the injury while completing a catch at cover inside the ring to dismiss Naman Dhir during the third ODI. He was taken to hospital for scans shortly after leaving the field, and the results brought some relief: no fracture was detected. Despite the encouraging scan outcome, Andrew took no further part in the match and did not come out to bat as West Indies completed a successful chase. His participation in the T20I leg now depends on how his finger responds to ongoing medical assessment in the coming hours.
The 19-year-old had a difficult ODI series with the bat. He was dismissed for a duck off the very first ball he faced in the opening match, was left out of the XI for the second game, and was recalled for the third only to be sidelined by the injury. His absence has introduced uncertainty into West Indies’ wicketkeeping arrangements for the shortest format.
Who is Jangoo and what form does he bring into the T20I squad?
Jangoo, 29, is regarded primarily as a red-ball specialist, yet he has featured in seven T20Is for West Indies since making his international debut in December 2024, accumulating 163 runs at a strike rate of 120.74. Across 34 T20s at all levels, his overall strike rate stands at 104.25.
He was a key contributor as Antigua and Barbuda Falcons claimed the CPL 2026 title in September, gathering 213 runs across the tournament at a strike rate of 107.57. The decisive moment of his campaign arrived in the final, where he remained unbeaten on 57 off 34 deliveries, striking four fours and three sixes, to help the Falcons beat Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets.
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Jangoo then carried that momentum directly into the ODI series against India, posting scores of 58 not out, 114 and 67 across the three matches. His aggregate of 239 runs placed him third among all batters in the series, behind only Shubman Gill, who led the charts with 334, and Shai Hope, who finished on 278. The five-match T20I series begins in Lucknow on October 6, with further matches in Ranchi on October 9, Indore on October 11, Hyderabad on October 14, and Bengaluru on October 17.
