India vs Windies T20I Series 2018: Analysing India’s squad for the series

The series gives an opportunity for players to cement a spot in the team

The perfect opportunity for KL Rahul to cement his place in the T20I and ODI team

The squad for the T20I series against the Windies has been selected keeping one eye on the ICC World T20 to be played in 2020. The clear emphasis on young talent and people who have consistently performed in the domestic circuit is visible.

Also, this series gives the opportunity to the likes of KL Rahul, Manish Pandey and Dinesh Karthik to make their chances count and cement their place in the team. With the middle-order lacking the experience of both Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni for this T20I series, these three batsmen must play sensibly and take responsibility.

Someone like a KL Rahul who has shown the world what he’s capable in the T20 format with his scintillating performance in the IPL 2018, should relish the opportunity to bat higher in the batting order in this T20I series. He would surely look at giving a signal to the selectors through this series as he has been kept out of the playing XI in ODI’s more often than not.

With the ball as well, the likes of Khaleel Ahmed would want to have a good series. Everyone knows that he offers the much-needed variation this bowling line-up requires, and he has had a good series against the Windies in the ODI’s too.