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Time for Ishans, Iyers to impress as Rohit Sharma-led Team India hopes to rebuild side ahead of T20 World Cup

India Rohit Sharma T20 World Cup T20 Team India Ishan Kishan Harshal Patel Shreyas Iyer West Indies

KOLKATA: Flush with exciting talent and focussed on the T20 World Cup in exactly eight months' time, the Rohit Sharma-led Team India would be aiming to get its combinations right when it takes on the West Indies in a three-match series beginning here on Wednesday.

India were the pre-tournament favourites but made a shocking group stage exit in the last T20 World Cup held in the UAE in October-November. The shambolic campaign exposed loopholes in the team combination and temperament, spoiling Virat Kohli's swansong as T20 skipper.

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