India's Predicted Playing XI for T20Is against West Indies

3. Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer will slot in at number three in the absence of Virat Kohli, and he is likely to get the nod for the entire series at the position. Iyer had a terrific series against Sri Lanka when he played at number three and he is currently in good form in the ODIs against West Indies with two consecutive half centuries.

The 27-year-old has played 42 T20Is so far where he faired decently with a batting average of 34 and a strike rate of 138. The Mumbai lad likes taking on the spinners and can hit a long ball. The right-hander had struggled while playing the short ball, however, in the T20I format, he might get away with it.

Iyer still isn’t a certainty for the T20 World Cup with a lot of competition around him and hence, he needs a big series for him to make a case for himself. Virat Kohli’s poor form might just help Iyer’s selection for the T20 World Cup, however, Iyer needs to keep scoring runs for that to happen.