NEW DELHI: India’s Test stalwart Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) men’s selection committee on Friday announced India’s squad for the upcoming two-match Test series and three ODIs against the West Indies.
Pujara, a veteran of over 100 Tests, was dropped following a poor run of form after the 35-year-old scored only 211 runs in his last six matches with one half-century to his name.
Young sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and pacer Mukesh Kumar received their maiden Test call-ups.
Jaiswal, who scored the fastest IPL fifty in 13 balls this season, scored 625 runs during the two-month tournament to finish among the top five run getters while Gaikwad finished with 590 runs. Gaikwad also made headlines in November when he hammered seven sixes in an over in a first class match for his team Maharashtra.
Ajinkya Rahane has been promoted as Test vice-captain following his good show in the World Test Championship Final against Australia. Rahane score 89 and 46 (first innings and second innings) in the WTC Final that India lost by a massive 209 runs.
Along with Pujara, senior pacer Umesh Yadav has also been dropped from the Test side while pacer Navdeep Saini makes a Test comeback.
Rohit Sharma will continue to lead India in Tests and ODIs while the squad for the five T20Is will be announced later.
The Caribbean tour commences with the first Test from July 12-16 in Dominica. The second Test will be played in Trinidad from July 20-24.
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.
Pujara, a veteran of over 100 Tests, was dropped following a poor run of form after the 35-year-old scored only 211 runs in his last six matches with one half-century to his name.
Young sensation Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and pacer Mukesh Kumar received their maiden Test call-ups.
Jaiswal, who scored the fastest IPL fifty in 13 balls this season, scored 625 runs during the two-month tournament to finish among the top five run getters while Gaikwad finished with 590 runs. Gaikwad also made headlines in November when he hammered seven sixes in an over in a first class match for his team Maharashtra.
Ajinkya Rahane has been promoted as Test vice-captain following his good show in the World Test Championship Final against Australia. Rahane score 89 and 46 (first innings and second innings) in the WTC Final that India lost by a massive 209 runs.
Along with Pujara, senior pacer Umesh Yadav has also been dropped from the Test side while pacer Navdeep Saini makes a Test comeback.
Rohit Sharma will continue to lead India in Tests and ODIs while the squad for the five T20Is will be announced later.
The Caribbean tour commences with the first Test from July 12-16 in Dominica. The second Test will be played in Trinidad from July 20-24.
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.
(With inputs from agencies)
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