India In October this year, he will take the West Indies in the two -match Test series. This article provides details about the estimated squad of 17 members of India for the home series.
India Test Squad for West Indies
Opener Opener: KL Rahul, Yashsvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Aiswaran
India will open batting with KL Rahul and Yashsvi Jaiswal, in which Abhimanyu Ezavaran will be the third opener.
Team India will play their first domestic Test after the retirement of two former captains, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
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KL Rahul will have to take the responsibility of scoring runs at the top of the order with Yashsvi Jaiswal in Rohit’s absence.
Jaiswal has a good record in home Test matches, including two dual centuries against England in early 2024.
The left -handed batsman expected to take his good form at home in a two -match Test series against the West Indies, which was scheduled to take place in November.
The pair will see the team to bring the team to a good beginning and will place a platform for middle-order batsmen. Saying that both KL and Yashsvi would like to make a new beginning after the recent disappointment against New Zealand.
Ezavaran, who is expected to slot as a third opener, may have to wait to get a game in the series.
Middle-order batsman and all-rounders: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Dhruv Jurlel (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Karun Nair, Washington Sundar, Exer Patel, Tanush Kotion
There will be a middle order after the opening pair, with a good mix of youth and experience, with Sai Sudarshan’s choice, who made her Test debut in the first match of the five -match series against England.
Sudarshan will be supported by Captain Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant, who are expected to bat at number four and five respectively.
The squad will also include Dhruv Jurlel, who will be the second wicketkeeper and Karun Nair, who also has a chance to find a place in the team.
Karun Nair is expected to bat at number six and control the lower middle sequence with Jadeja, Acar and Washington. All three will play an important role with both bat and ball.
Bowler: Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Prasad Krishna, Akash Deep, Kuldeep Yadav
Fast bowling will be handled by youth like Harshit Rana, Akash Deep, and Prasad Krishna, with senior bowlers in the Jasprit Bumrah lineup.
Mohammad Sirraj may remember that Shubman will choose to choose Gill -led side.
India is expected to go with two fast bowlers and three spinners, with Washington Sundar instead of Ashwin in EKI, while Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel will play the second and third spinners.
Kuldeep Yadav and the new entry Tanush Kotian can also move a game or two ahead in the house season.
