India vs West Indies: Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan added to India's squad for 1st ODI

India vs West Indies: The BCCI on Saturday added wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan and big-hitter Shahrukh Khan to the Rohit Sharma-led squad for the first ODI against the West Indies, which will be played on Sunday in Ahmedabad.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday added two players, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and big-hitter Shahrukh Khan, to the squad for the first ODI against the West Indies scheduled to be played in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The two players have been added to the squad on the eve of the ODI series opener after three of the players in the initial 18-man squad tested positive for Covid-19. Shikhar Dhawan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shreyas Iyer were the three along with standby player Navdeep Saini to contract the virus after arriving in Ahmedabad.

Notably, India added Mayank Agarwal to the ODI squad earlier this week but captain Rohit Sharma confirmed on Saturday that the Karnataka batter is still in quarantine. He said he will open with Ishan Kishan in the first ODI, which also will be India's 1000th in the 50-over format of the game.

KL Rahul, the vice-captain of the team, is not available for the first ODI due to personal reasons, the BCCI had said when announcing the initial squad.

"The All-India Senior Selection Committee has added Ishan Kishan and Shahrukh Khan to India’s squad for the first ODI against the West Indies to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday," the BCCI said in a release.

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan.

Earlier in the day, Rohit shed light on the progress of the players who tested positive for Covid, confirming that Ishan will open with him in the 1st ODI.