5 players who missed out on India's squad for final 3 ODIs against Windies

The Indian cricket team played out an extremely thrilling tie against the Windies on October 24 in the second ODI of the five-match ODI series held in VIshakhapatnam. After putting on 321 runs on the board in the first innings courtesy yet another Virat Kohli century, the Windies came back fighting.

Led by Shai Hope's unbeaten century and Shimron Hetmyer's 94-ball-64, they managed to tie the match in dramatic fashion. With 5 runs needed off 1 ball, Hope sliced the ball away to the boundary to silence the Indian fans.

With three more ODIs set to take place, the BCCI have announced the squad for the final three matches. Mohammed Shami has been left out whereas Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah make a return to the squad.

Here is the squad:

Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma (vice-captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Rishabh Pant, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Chahal, Bhuvneshwar, Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Umesh Yadav, KL Rahul, Manish Pandey

There were a few surprise exclusions. So, let's take a look at 5 players who missed out on India's squad for the final three ODIs.

#5 Prithvi Shaw

The 18-year-old youngster made his Test debut when was picked for the Test series against the Windies last month.

He made headlines when he scored a century in the first Test and followed that up with a half-century in the second. He was named the man of the series for his performance throughout the series.

He then went on to play for Mumbai in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and scored a half-century there as well.

There were a lot of rumours that he would get to make his ODI debut as well against the Windies but the team management decided against his selection. He will now play for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy and hope to get picked for the upcoming Australia tour.

#4 Krunal Pandya

With Hardik Pandya out of contention due to a injury he picked up in the Asia Cup, a lot of people expected his elder brother Krunal Pandya to make the squad. However, it was not to be as the selectors did not pick him in the squad for the final three ODIs.

He has been knocking on the doors of Indian cricket for a long time now and has consistently been performing well with the bat and the ball. He has been one of the top performers in the IPL for the Mumbai Indians over the past two years or so.

In addition to that, he has been performing well for Baroda in the domestic circuit too. He scored three half-centuries in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy and picked up lots of wickets as well, including a six-wicket haul against Goa.

#3 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik was left out of the squad

The veteran wicketkeeper-batsman would feel extremely unlucky as he keeps finding himself in and out of the team on numerous occasions.

He was included in the Asia Cup and played every game but was not able to come up with a noteworthy performance. He did score a few 30s and finished off a few matches as well.

Prior to that, he was a part of India's squad for the England tour where he failed miserably. He was dropped for the final three Tests after a disastrous outing in the first two Tests.

He was named the captain of the India A side in the ongoing Deodhar Trophy and scored 99 runs in their side's first encounter against India B. However, it was not enough as India A lost the match.

He has been included in Tamil Nadu's squad for the Ranji Trophy as well.

#2 Shubman Gill

Apart from Shaw, Shubman Gill is another youngster from the World Cup winning Under-19 team who has made a name for himself.

However, unlike Shaw, Gill has not got a chance to make his debut for the Indian cricket team yet. He has consistently been performing well in the domestic circuit for Punjab and has taken them to numerous victories batting at different positions in the batting order.

Gill was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in the Indian Premier League this year. While he did not get many chances, he did make a mark for himself with a few noteworthy performances.

He was phenomenal in the recently concluded Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he scored three half-centuries and a century.

He is currently playing for India C in the Deodhar Trophy. His side suffered a loss in their first encounter playing against India B.

#1 Kedar Jadhav

Kedar Jadhav has had an unfortunate year, dealing with numerous injuries. It started off first in the Indian Premier League where he injured himself in the first match itself. But, he still managed to miraculously take CSK to victory over Mumbai Indians.

After recovering, he made a long-awaited comeback to the Indian side for the Asia Cup. However, he injured himself in the final against Bangladesh, which saw India win in the final over.

He has recovered once again and is currently plying his trade for India A in the ongoing Deodhar Trophy. He scored 41 off just 25 deliveries and helped take his side to a 293 run total. However, his side has now suffered back to back defeats against India B and India C.

He is extremely handy with the bat and the ball and could be the X-factor for India in the World Cup next year if the BCCI decides to select him.