Morkel welcomes Bhuvneshwar as Arshdeep remains in contention

Final selection remains undecided for the West Indies series decider.

India bowling coach Morne Morkel welcomed the experience Bhuvneshwar Kumar brings to a young attack ahead of the fifth T20I against West Indies in Bengaluru. Morkel said Arshdeep Singh was recovering from his shoulder blow and had not been ruled out; the final selection decision was still to come. The series is level at 2–2. This follows the earlier squad-cover announcement and does not confirm either bowler in the playing XI.