Cricket West Indies has announced its squads for the tour of India, with Shai Hope named captain across both the three-match ODI series and the five-match T20I series that follow, starting September 27. The headline selection call is a maiden T20I cap for opener Kamil Pooran, while veteran all-rounder Jason Holder has been left out of both squads entirely.
Uncapped opener Kamil Pooran has been rewarded for a strong Caribbean Premier League 2026 campaign, having scored 273 runs from eight innings at a strike rate above 159, with a place in the 15-man T20I squad for the series in India. It's the standout inclusion in a squad that otherwise leans on a familiar core of white-ball regulars built around Hope's captaincy.
Shimron Hetmyer, the second-highest run-scorer in this year's CPL, has been left out of the ODI squad but included for the T20I leg, effectively given the ODI matches off before linking up with the squad in India for the shorter format. John Campbell returns to the ODI squad after missing the back end of West Indies' series against New Zealand with a hamstring injury, while Ackeem Auguste misses the tour entirely as he continues rehabilitation from August surgery, replaced by Jewel Andrew.
The most notable absentee across both squads is Jason Holder, rested for the entire tour. With the series arriving in a busy period of the calendar and West Indies managing workloads across formats, his absence opens up bowling all-rounder opportunities for the likes of Justin Greaves and Romario Shepherd.
ODI squad: Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, John Campbell, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Vitel Lawes, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales.
T20I squad: Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Keemo Paul, Kamil Pooran, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer.
The series opens with the first ODI in Thiruvananthapuram on September 27, with the T20I leg beginning October 6 in Lucknow. India's own squad, featuring the returning Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, is already assembling ahead of the opener.
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Squad details are verified against same-day reporting on the West Indies tour of India, current as of September 24, 2026.
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