Bhuvneshwar Kumar added to India squad for 5th West Indies T20 as Arshdeep Singh's fitness uncertain

Veteran pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was added to India's squad for the series-deciding fifth and final T20 International against West Indies on Friday as cover for Arshdeep Singh, who sustained a shoulder injury. The final match of the series, currently locked at 2-2, will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Arshdeep Singh sustained a blow to his bowling shoulder during the fourth T20I against West Indies on Wednesday in Hyderabad, according to the BCCI. The board stated that a decision on Arshdeep's participation in the final T20I will be taken prior to the game based on his recovery. The 36-year-old Bhuvneshwar was earlier picked for the T20 series against New Zealand, starting October 22 in Christchurch.

India's updated T20I squad includes Shreyas Iyer as captain, along with Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma as vice-captain, Shivam Dube, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Naman Dhir, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.