MUMBAI, India (CMC) — India have rested the big three of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah for their three-match One-Day International (ODI) series against West Indies, bowling off later this month.

In fact, the tourists who will be led by left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan will also miss the likes of Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant and Mohammed Shami, as selectors have opted to rest many of the senior players due to the side's hectic schedule.

The series against West Indies bowls off five days following India's white-ball series against England, which runs from July 7-17.

Deepak Hooda, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur and Mohammed Siraj have all, meanwhile, been included for a chance to impress selectors.

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In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

This is simply a disrespect to WI Cricket!

In reply to NineMiles

Don't worry. We resting Viv, Lara, Lloyd, Garner, Croft...

Wow!!! Anything goes once WI is involved. Talking about disrespect.

On the positive side WI can claim another series victory as with Netherlands and lowly Bangladesh.

If I'm India, the most powerful voice in the ICC and flush with cash, damn right I'm resting players in an unimportant series what with a World T20 scheduled later in the year. Why risk injury to key players? Let others show their mettle.

Rest and rotate for the next few months.

Don't be surprised if we still lose the series. Our team has a long way to go in terms of ODIs.

Wow no one have any respect for west indies cricket team anymore, so sad.

The most west indies can do is to blackwash them .