After India's successful white-ball tour of West Indies, the Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue will now shift their focus towards the forthcoming Asia Cup, in UAE, which will be played in the shortest format as a dress rehearsal for the 2022 T20 World Cup (to kick off later this year in Australia).

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Team India ended their tour of the West Indies on a high by winning the five T20Is 4-1. Coming into the fifth and final encounter, on Sunday (August 07), India had already attained an unassailable lead and thrashed the Nicholas Pooran-led Windies by 88 runs in the series finale to stamp their authority.

WATCH: Rohit Sharma gives inspiring speech after India end West Indies tour with 4-1 win in T20Is

Team India have witnessed several captaincy changes already this year with as many as seven captains leading the team across formats so far in 2022. While Rohit Sharma is India's permanent captain across all three formats, there have been multiple captaincy changes this year due to COVID-19, injuries and giving rest to players.

7 captains in 7 months! Rohit Sharma gives his take on India's multiple captaincy changes in 2022

KL Rahul, India's vice-captain, has been out of action since end of IPL 2022. Rahul played the entire IPL 15 edition, where he led debutants Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to the playoffs, before a groin injury led to him missing the home T20Is versus South Africa and the entire England and Ireland tour.

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After the 2021 T20 World Cup, in the UAE, Indian cricket was at its bottom. Following India's Super 12 round exit, Virat Kohli left captaincy in the shortest format -- a decision he had already taken and announced prior to the tournament.

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Team India is preparing hard for the forthcoming 2022 T20 World Cup, which will be held in Australia from October-November. Rohit Sharma & Co. are finalising their squad and have a new headache, i.

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Dinesh Karthik made a comeback into the Indian team post his heroics in IPL 2022. Playing the role of a finisher to perfection for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Karthik was recalled in the T20I side for the home series versus South Africa, in early June, and the keeper-batter has won two Player-of-the-Match (POTM) awards since then.

WI vs IND: Dinesh Karthik is fine-tuning the finishing role than being a finisher, says Kris Srikkanth

Team India have adopted a new attacking approach in the shortest format ever since Rohit Sharma took over from Virat Kohli last year. After the debacle in the 2021 T20 World Cup, where many slammed Men in Blue's timid approach, it seems that the one-time winners have learnt from their past mistakes and are willing to play more aggressively without compromising on their new exciting playing style.

'If new-look India are 10-3....' - Hardik Pandya throws weight on Rohit & Co.'s attacking approach in T20Is

India were defeated by West Indies in the second T20I of the five-match series on Monday (August 01) at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts. Being asked to bat first, Rohit Sharma-led India produced a below-par show as starts from Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja took the Men in Blue to 138 all-out in 19.

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India-West Indies' second T20I saw a delayed start by three hours, due to the late luggage arrival. Thus, this saw some Indian players being forced to wearing the same jersey.

WI vs IND: When and where to watch West Indies vs India 3rd T20I - IST time and streaming details

Rohit Sharma-led Team India have been on a roll in white-ball formats. After dominating their home series versus West Indies and Sri Lanka early this year, India beat England in their own den in both T20Is and ODIs, whitewashed the Windies in three ODIs with a second-stringed team at their disposal and have started the ongoing five T20Is with a bang, winning the series opener by 68 runs.

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Rohit Sharma-led India thrashed Nicholas Pooran's West Indies in the first T20I of the five-match series in Trinidad on Friday (July 29). After Shikhar Dhawan & Co.

WI vs IND: When and where to watch West Indies vs India 2nd T20I - IST time and streaming details

Former India cricketer and ex-chairman of selectors Krish Srikanth has slammed the Indian team management for picking Shreyas Iyer over in-form Deepak Hooda in the first T20I against West Indies at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad on Friday.

'We don't need Dravid's thinking': Kris Srikanth criticises India for picking Iyer over Hooda in 1st T20I

Shubman Gill was on a roll with the bat in the recently-concluded India-West Indies ODI series, in the Caribbean island. Since his international debut, Gill has been in India's scheme of things in the purest format, however, he had not got a lot of chances in the white-ball formats.

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India and West Indies will now shift focus to the T20Is as both sides meet each other in the five-match series opener on Friday (July 29) in Trinidad. After whitewashing the Windies in the three ODIs, India will now see the return of their regulars such as captain Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, etc.

WI vs IND: When and where to watch West Indies vs India 1st T20I match - IST time and streaming details

Rohit Sharma is back in-charge of India ahead of the West Indies T20Is, which gets underway on July 29 (Friday). Rohit was not part of the Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team that whitewashed the Nicholas Poora-led Windies, in the Caribbean island, but will now take over and expect the T20I line-up to continue their winning momentum.

'People outside should....': Rohit Sharma gives sharp response defending India's new T20I approach

Rohit Sharma will be back in action for Team India when the Men in Blue face Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies in the five-match T20I series opener, on the Caribbean island, on Friday (July 29).

WI vs IND, 1st T20I: Captain Rohit Sharma aims to regain elite record in series opener

Shikhar Dhawan-led India whitewashed Nicholas Pooran's West Indies in the three-match ODI series finale, on Wednesday (July 27) at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. In a rain-curtailed game, India were right on the money and walked past the Windies by a mammoth 119-run margin to inflict a clean sweep over the hosts.

WATCH: Dhawan leads India's celebrations after Dravid's winning speech as Men in Blue whitewash WI in ODIs

Shikhar Dhawan-led India have locked horns with West Indies in the third and final ODI in Trinidad, on Wednesday (July 27). After taking an unassailable lead in the closely-fought series, Dhawan & Co.

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Virat Kohli's dry run with the bat has left the whole nation disappointed. The former Indian captain last scored an international ton in late 2019 whereas he failed to touch the fifty-run mark throughout India's tour of England.

Former India spinner reveals reason behind Rahul Dravid-Rohit Sharma's support for under-fire Virat Kohli

Shkhar Dhawan-led India have been phenomenal in the opening two ODIs versus hosts West Indies. While the series has been a closely-fought one so far, the second-stringed Indian team has remained calm and composed in crunch situations to edge past West Indies in the first two games.

WI vs IND: Shikhar Dhawan-led India on cusp of attaining MASSIVE feat in 3rd ODI in Trinidad

Team India is at its best in the ongoing ODI series versus hosts West Indies, in the Caribbean island. The second-stringed Shikhar Dhawan-led Indian team has taken an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three ODIs and will go for the kill in the final match, on Wednesday (July 27).

'Fantastic option': Former Pakistan cricketer backs young Indian player for T20 WC & Asia Cup squads

Former India captain Rahul Dravid recently opened up on his successful career for the Indian team and revealed how learning to switch off from the game mentally helped him perform much better throughout his career.

Realised, I was never going to be someone like Sehwag or Sachin: Rahul Dravid on his successful career

Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has lauded Team India's youngsters after the Men in Blue's two-wicket win over West Indies in the second and penultimate ODI, held on Sunday (July 24) in Trinidad.

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