Naman Dhir received his maiden T20I cap for India on October 6. The debut came in the first T20I against the West Indies in Lucknow. He got the cap from Arshdeep Singh. The match is at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Dhir made his international debut in the ODI series last month. He played his first ODI against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram. The Mumbai Indians all-rounder replaced Washington Sundar in the T20I squad. Sundar was withdrawn to prepare for the Test series against New Zealand. He will play Ranji Trophy cricket for Tamil Nadu. India are led by Shreyas Iyer in the five-match T20I series. West Indies are led by Shai Hope. India won the ODI series 2-1 before the T20I contest. Dhir had a strong domestic season before his call-up. He scored 173 off 64 balls in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 League. It was the highest score in Indian domestic T20 cricket. He scored 655 runs in 10 matches in that tournament. His strike rate was 217.6. In the 2026 IPL, Dhir played 14 games for Mumbai Indians. He scored 318 runs at an average of 26.50. India opted to bowl first in Lucknow.