Former wicketkeeper Dinesh karthik Has revealed your favorite Indian playing for the first test Upcoming two-match home series Against West indiesStarting on 2 October 2025 in Ahmedabad. The selection of Karthik, which he shared on Cricbuzz, excludes the in-form left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep YadavWhich has been a consistent bench-warmer in the test setup despite its impressive record. Former Glovman has opted to strengthen the depth of batting by incorporating spin-bouling all-rounders in one step instead, reflecting the recent trend in Indian testing sequences.
IND vs Wi: Dinesh Karthik has chosen India’s playing XI for 1 Test against West Indies.
Karthik’s lineup for the series opener prioritizes stability in the top order and all-round options in the lower middle order, leading to Kuldeep’s stunning exclusion. Batting is a mixture of and emerging talent installed in order: two openers are batsmen KL Rahul And Yashsvi JaiswalAfter Sai Sudhrasan At number three. Captain Shubman Gill Slots in number four with returning Devdutt Padikkal On five.
Inclusion of Ravindra jadeja At six, with wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurall In seven, it provides a solid base. The remarkable aspect of Karthik’s selection is the use of three spinners (Jadeja, Exer Patel And Washington beautiful) To secure the depth of batting up to number nine, despite the excellent test numbers of the wrist-spinner, Kuldeep was dropped from the XI.
“I think there is a very solid team in India. If you go through that entire lineup, you have Yashsvi and KL to open. You will bat in Sai Sudarshan three. Shubman Gill in four. Karthik said on the cricbuzz.
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Karthik’s decision to leave Kuldeep means EnglandKarthik’s strategy depends on the spin trio of Jadeja, Acar and Sunder, all of which provide competent batting capability, which is an important factor in India’s home test strategy.
“The only question is whether you will play Kuldeep or do you want to play additional pacer or additional finger spinner? Karthik concluded.
Kuldeep has a great Test match record, which took 56 wickets in just 13 matches at an average of 22.16, including four to five-wickets. The spinner’s last Test appearance for India came in the initial match of the Home Series Los Against about a year ago. New Zealand In October last year.
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