New Delhi. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian squad for the upcoming Test and One Day International (ODI) series against the West Indies. Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Test and ODI squads also include experienced players and promising young talent. This series is considered very important before the ODI World Cup and Asia Cup. The team that has been announced has a strong batting lineup, with Rohit Sharma handling the captaincy. Ajinkya Rahane has returned to the Test team as the vice-captain.
The talented Shubman Gill and young prodigy Ruturaj Gaikwad can open the innings along with Rohit Sharma. The experienced pairing of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain) will strengthen the middle order, provide stability and leadership. The squad also includes the much-hyped Yashasvi Jaiswal, who has recently impressed the world’s best with his batting during the IPL. Mohammed Shami has not been selected for this tour, he has been kept on rest. While young Navdeep Saini has been included in the Test team.
Test squad for West Indies tour Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (Vice-Captain), KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat Navdeep Saini.
NEWS – India’s squads for West Indies Tests and ODI series announced.
TEST Squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel Mohd.… pic.twitter.com/w6IzLEhy63
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2023
ODI squad for West Indies tour Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shardul Thakur, R Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
India’s ODI Squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), Shardul Thakur, R Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh… pic.twitter.com/PGRexBAGFZ
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 23, 2023
Let us tell you that behind the stumps, the selectors have picked two wicketkeeper-batsmen, KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan in the team. The presence of spin duo R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja adds depth and variety to the bowling attack, while the pace unit includes Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat and Navdeep Saini.
The selection committee has chosen a mix of experience and youth with an eye on building a strong team for the future. Players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan have been included in the team only to give opportunities to young talents. If we talk about fast bowling, then it includes Shardul Thakur, Navdeep Saini and Mohammad Siraj, while the spin will be led by R Ashwin. The selectors have focused on building another very strong squad capable of handling different situations and challenges.