Tamil Nadu player Shahrukh Khan has been added to India's principle crew alongside Ishan Kishan for the primary ODI against West Indies in Ahmedabad on Sunday.
Shahrukh was initially picked as a save player for the T20I series against West Indies alongside his Tamil Nadu colleague R Sai Kishore.
Just before the principal ODI, India's white-ball commander Rohit Sharma affirmed that Kishan will open the batting alongside him in the Covid-upheld nonappearance of Shikhar Dhawan and Ruturaj Gaikwad. Mayank Agarwal, the other save hitter, is as yet going through compulsory quarantine and is probably not going to be accessible for choice for the principal game.
Shahrukh has been Tamil Nadu's assigned finisher over the beyond three white-ball seasons, having batted at the top in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). He hit the triumphant runs for Tamil Nadu during their consecutive Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy triumphs. In the latest season, when Tamil Nadu required five off the last ball against Karnataka, he hit a six, highlighting his status as probably the best finisher in Indian homegrown cricket.
During a visit with ESPNcricinfo as of late, Shahrukh said he would need to play a comparable style of cricket whenever picked for India during the series.
"Playing for India is an immense obligation in itself, and carries with it its own strain," Shahrukh said. "There are a few enormous names in this group, and I have grown up watching them on TV. My point - assuming I find the opportunity - is essentially go with a receptive outlook and partake in my cricket, simply the manner in which I accomplish for Tamil Nadu.
"On the off chance that I overthink this, I would simply make additional tension on myself and stray from my regular game. My point in each game is to go out to the center and play uninhibitedly, without stressing a lot over the outcomes and zeroing in on the cycle all things being equal."
Shahrukh at first included among the first round of uncapped players, which will begin from Player No. 55, for the impending IPL super closeout. In the event that he makes his worldwide introduction on Sunday, he will rather be important for the covered players' pool. Shahrukh had expanded his base cost from INR 20 lakh to 40 lakh when the closeout waitlist was declared recently. Kishan, in the interim, had recorded his base cost at INR 2 crore, yet he isn't important for the marquee set.
India crew for first ODI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan, Shahrukh Khan
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