UMESH, BUMRAH, KULDEEP RESTED FOR FINAL T20 AGAINST WINDIES, SIDDHARTH KAUL IN

CHENNAI: India bowlers Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav were on Friday rested from the third and final T20 against the West Indies to keep them in “best physical condition” for the tour of Australia, the BCCI said.

Punjab seamer Siddarth Kaul was included in the squad for the final T20 to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.

“The Indian team management has decided to rest Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav from the upcoming third Paytm T20I against the Windies in Chennai,” BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a release.

“The decision has been made to allow the trio to be in the best physical condition ahead of India’s tour to Australia.

“The All-India senior selection committee has added Siddarth Kaul to India’s squad for the final T20I.”

In the two games, left-arm spinner Kuldeep picked up five wickets, including 3 for 13 at Kolkata while Bumrah took three wickets.

Pacer Umesh was left out of the playing XI in the second match after the series.

Kaul, who made his T20I debut against Ireland in Dublin in June, has so far figured in two matches.

India have sealed the series by winning the first two matches in Kolkata and Lucknow.

The Indian team members are likely to arrive here on Saturday.

Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul.