Bhuvneshwar Kumar added to India squad for fifth T20I against West Indies

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been added to India’s squad for the fifth T20I against the West Indies in Bengaluru after Arshdeep Singh suffered a shoulder injury in Hyderabad. Arshdeep’s availability for Saturday’s series decider will depend on his recovery.

Hyderabad: Arshdeep Singh sustained blow to bowling shoulder; Bhuvneshwar Kumar added to the squad for the Bengaluru T20I.

The Men’s Selection Committee has added Bhuvneshwar Kumar to the India squad for the fifth Muthoot FinCorp T20I against West Indies. The final match of the ongoing T20I series will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on October 17, 2026.

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Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to the squad after Arshdeep Singh sustained a blow to his bowling shoulder during the fourth T20I of the series against West Indies on Wednesday in Hyderabad. A decision on his participation for the final T20I will be taken prior to the game based on his recovery.

India’s updated T20I squad: Shreyas Iyer [C], Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan [WK], Sanju Samson [WK], Tilak Varma [VC], Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.