The BCCI on Friday introduced Team India’s squad for 2 Tests and three ODIs in opposition to West Indies. Yashasvi Jaiswal, on the again of his breakthrough season within the Indian Premier League (IPL), earned his maiden India call-up, whereas pacer Mukesh Kumar additionally earned his first Test call-up. In one other enormous improvement, veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped from the aspect for the 2 match Test collection. Rohit Sharma will lead the aspect in each Test and ODIs, whereas Ajinkya Rahane and Hardik Pandya will deputise him in Tests and ODIs, respectively.

CSK and Maharashtra opener Ruturaj Gaikwad managed to discover a place in each the edges, whereas veteran pacer Umesh Yadav was additionally axed from the Test squad. Meanwhile, Sanju Samson was additionally recalled to the ODI aspect.

“The Men’s Selection Committee has picked India’s squad for the upcoming two-match Test series and three ODIs against the West Indies. India are also scheduled to play five T20Is and the squad for the same will be announced later,” the BCCI mentioned in a press release.

The first Test will probably be performed from July 12 to 16 on the Windsor Park Sports Stadium, Dominica, whereas the second match will begin from June 20 to June 24 on the Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad.

The first ODI will probably be performed on July 27 on the Kensington Oval, Barbados whereas the second will probably be performed on the identical venue on July 29. The third and remaining recreation of the collection will probably be performed on August 1 on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad.

India and West Indies will even play 5 T20Is after the conclusion of the Test and ODI collection, respectively.

India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.

India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.