West indies test series: The Indian cricket team has been selected for the Test series against the West Indies. Shubman Gill has been made the captain, and the team also includes Karun Nair, who got a chance to play in England.
The Indian cricket team has been announced for the Test series between India and West Indies starting next month. This time there will be many important changes in the team. This time there have been many major changes in the team compared to the Test team Shubman Gill’s captaincy. Ravindra Jadeja has been made vice -captain for this series. Jadeja has been given the responsibility of vice -captain due to Rishabh Pant’s injury. Devdutt Padikkal has returned to the team, while Karun Nair, who played in England tour, has been dropped from the team.
Akshar Patel’s return to team
The first Test match of the series will be played on 2 October at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. At the same time, the second Test will be held on October 10 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. There was already a possibility for Karun Nair that he would not get a chance in the West Indies series, and the same happened. His performance on England tour was not special, after which he was dropped from the team. At the same time, Akshar Patel has returned to the team, as he was not part of the team on the England tour.
Change in fast and spin bowling
The Indian team did not expect some major changes for the two -Test series against the West Indies, but some changes have been made. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who suffered an injury during the fourth Test in Manchester, is out of this series. He has been replaced as Dhruv Jurlel as the first wicketkeeper, while N Jagadisin has joined the team as a back-up wicketkeeper. The responsibility of fast bowling will be on Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj and the famous Krishna, while the spin bowling will be with Kuldeep Yadav. The role of spin all -rounder will feature Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel.
Indian Test team against West Indies
Captain: Shubman Gill
Player: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurael, Ravindra Jadeja (Vice -captain), Washington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagdisin (wicket keeper), Mohammad Siraj, famous Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav
