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IND vs WI Tests: India announce squad for West Indies Test series as Rishabh Pant misses out with injury

Mayank Bande

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IND vs WI Tests: India announce squad for West Indies Test series as Rishabh Pant misses out with injury image

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India is set to return to red-ball action when they host the West Indies in a two-match Test series, starting October 2 in Ahmedabad.

The Shubman Gill-led Indian side will carry high confidence from their recently tied series in England, with some new faces raring to make a mark.

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As the first of only two Test series of the season approaches, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar has announced the 15-man squad on Tuesday, September 23.

Check out the squad below.

India's squad for the West Indies Test series:

With the home season returning, India will go into the series with a spin-heavy bowling lineup, as Axar Patel returns to the squad in place of Akash Deep.

After his Test return not going as expected, Karun Nair has been dropped from the side to accommodate his fellow Karnataka teammate Devdutt Padikkal, days after his 150(281) vs Australia A.

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Rishabh Pant will remain unavailable for the series as he continues his rehab from the toe injury during the Manchester Test in July. Following his 140(197) against Australia A, Dhruv Jurel is expected to keep the wickets with N Jagadeesan named as a backup.

Ravindra Jadeja has been named as the vice-captain of the side

  1. Shubman Gill (c)
  2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
  3. KL Rahul
  4. Sai Sudharsan
  5. Devdutt Padikkal
  6. Dhruv Jurel (wk)
  7. N Jagadeesan (wk)
  8. Ravindra Jadeja (vc)
  9. Washington Sundar
  10. Axar Patel
  11. Kuldeep Yadav
  12. Jasprit Bumrah
  13. Prasidh Krishna
  14. Mohammed Siraj
  15. Nitish Kumar Reddy

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Mayank Bande

Mayank Bande has been a content producer at The Sporting News since 2023 and has extensive experience in cricket writing. His work has previously appeared on platforms like OneCricket and Last Word on Sports. Beyond cricket, Mayank closely follows football as an FC Barcelona supporter, along with tennis and Olympic sports. Despite holding a degree in Business Administration, he chose to pursue a career in sports, bringing sharp analysis to his writing as someone who once played cricket.