Gautam Gambhir to lead India in West Indies

Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir will lead the Indian team in West Indies during their upcoming tour to the Caribbean nation.

The All-India Selection Committee met in Chennai on Friday to pick the Indian team for the one-off T20 International and One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies.

Key senior players of the team like Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Zaheer Khan have been rested for the One Day Internationals (ODI) and T20 matches.

They will be available for the Test series.

Suresh Raina has been named the vice-captain for the side along with large numbers of young stars like S. Badrinath and Wriddhiman Saha being included in the side.

The Indian team for the West Indies are as follows:

Gautam Gambhir (Captain)

Suresh Raina (Vice-Captain)

Parthiv Patel (Wicketkeeper)

Virat Kohli

Yuvraj Singh

S. Badrinath

Rohit Sharma

Harbhajan Singh

R. Ashwin

Praveen Kumar

Ishant Sharma

Munaf Patel

Vinay Kumar

Yusuf Pathan

Amit Mishra

Wriddhiman Saha