Rishabh Pant was left out of the ODI squad for the upcoming West Indies series despite being named captain of the Rest of India side for the Irani Cup.

Rishabh Pant said he was excited to watch the Games and encouraged fans to support the athletes regardless of the results.

The selectors preferred youngster Dhruv Jurel as India's second-choice wicketkeeper-batter behind KL Rahul.

Rishabh Pant has been named captain of the Rest of India team for the Irani Cup with burly Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan as the vice-captain.

India Squads For West Indies White-Ball Tour Highlights: The BCCI announced India's squads for the ODI and T20I series against the West Indies.

While the T20I squad is expected to be a mirror image of the Asian Games squad with the matches starting from October 6, the selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar does have a job at hand to pick the 50-over squad from the options available.

Seasoned KL Rahul could be named India's vice-captain for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies, starting September 27

Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka recently opened up about his relationship with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant.

The seasoned KL Rahul will be India's main batter in the two-Test series against New Zealand beginning November 19, reckons former Black Caps left-arm quick Trent Boult.

Suresh Raina praised wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant's hard work and performances, calling him one of his favourite players and highlighting his X-factor.