After the BCCI announced the schedule of a historic T20 series against West Indies in Florida later this month, the selection committee said that Indian captain MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah will join the team straight in the USA. The T20 series will be played on 27th August and 28th August.
The Indian team is currently playing four-match Test series against West Indies. India is currently leading the four-match Test series 1-0. They are on the verge of winning the second Test match by a big gap. SixTest players including Murali Vijay, Stuart Binny, Wriddhiman Saha, Pujara, Thakur and Umesh Yadav will come back to India after finishing the four match test series that will conclude on 22nd August in Port of Spain.
MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah will join the squad straight in the USA. “As it will be a short tour the Indian team will go with 14 member’s squad. Dhoni and Bumrah might join the team straight in the USA,” a source in the selection committee was quoted saying.
India and West Indies played last in the ICC World T20 held in March- April. India lost the semi-finals match against West Indies at Mumbai. MS Dhoni and Jasprit Bumrah played in the T20 series against Zimbabwe.
The team for the short series will remain the same. It will be great news for all MS Dhoni fans to see back the Indian captain back in action.