n 18-man squad was announced by the BCCI on Thursday for the 5-match T20I series against West Indies, which begins in Trinidad on July 29.

Virat Kohli is out of the Indian T20I squad

During the Asia Cup, Rohit Sharma will return after resting for the ODIs, while Virat Kohli will again rest. Bumrah and Chahal were also absent.

Virat Kohli is out of the Indian T20I squad

Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, and Kuldeep Yadav have also returned. Ashwin is back in the Indian T20 setup after a six-month absence. The Men in Blue lost by seven wickets to South Africa in Paarl.

In the BCCI release, Kohli's exclusion was not explained. Due to his request for a break, it is speculated that the former captain was rested. It's his second rest period in recent months.

After the IPL ended, he did not play in the home T20I series between India and South Africa. After the rescheduled fifth Test, he was also rested for the opening T20I against England in Southampton.

After the IPL ended, he did not play in the home T20I series between India and South Africa. After the rescheduled fifth Test, he was also rested for the opening T20I against England in Southampton.

 Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya,

India squad for West Indies T20Is

Virat Kohli is out

Ravindra Jadeja,  Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

India squad for West Indies T20Is

Virat Kohli is out