India, Sept. 17 -- Rishabh Pant has been left out of India's ODI squad for the West Indies series, putting another question mark over his chances of making the team for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Pant had already lost his place in the ODI side to Ishan Kishan in the previous assignments. With Kishan away on Asian Games duty and unavailable for the West Indies ODIs, Pant had a chance to return, but the selectors have gone with Dhruv Jurel as the second wicketkeeper alongside KL Rahul.

Pant was once seen as MS Dhoni's successor across formats and a key player for India in white-ball cricket. But his place in the limited-overs setup has slipped in recent times. He is now part of the Test team, although he has also lost the vice-captaincy in th...