Pujara Dropped : Jaiswal In: indian team for 2 test vs Westindies

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by Wisden Staff June 23, 2023 -

India have announced their Test squad for the upcoming 2023 tour of West Indies — here’s the complete squad list for the WI vs IND two-match series.

After a disappointing end to the 2021-2023 World Test Championship cycle, where India lost in the final to Australia, Rohit Sharma’s team have made a number of key changes to their squad as they embark on the third cycle of the WTC with a tour to the Caribbean. Despite question marks over Rohit’s leadership during the clash with Australia, he manages to hold on to the responsibility but has a new deputy with him. Ajinkya Rahane has been named the vice-captain. India did not have a vice-captain for the last two Australia Tests after KL Rahul was stripped from the role midway through the series. They went in without a vice-captain in the WTC final as well.

The major highlight from the squad announcement is that Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped, while Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashaswi Jaiswal have been given maiden call-ups. It is a major hint that the selectors have started phasing out the non-performing seniors as they begin the phase of transition. Pujara averages just under 26 in 2023 in five Tests, scoring 181 with a high score of 59.

Domestic performers have been rewarded for their returns and have been given an opportunity. Jaiswal, who has a first-class average of 80.21 in 15 games, has been given a look-in as has Gaikwad, who has six hundreds and nine fifties in 28 first-class games, at an average of 42.19. However, Sarfaraz Khan continues to wait for his turn despite being in stunning form in the last few seasons and averaging 79.65.

Mohammed Shami has been rested for the series, with Bengal pacer Mukesh Kumar making the team instead. Navdeep Saini, who last played for India in 2021, has also been included.

WI vs IND 2023: Full India Test squad

Batters

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain)

Wicketkeepers

KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan

All-rounders

R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel

Bowlers

Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.

So M. Shami rested!

Pujara deserved to go. But i think Sarfaraz should Give chance in as Middle order batsman

Too many option as opener.

Gaikwad

Jaiswal

Gill

Rahane vice captain not like much

Jadeja or Ashwin could better vice captain

No Comments on Saini & Mukesh kumar on Slow Westindies wickets its only 4 Test Innings.

BCCI should know the age of pace Bowler, except Siraj (29 year)all pace bowlers are 30 plus

If we need better seamer for future

We should give chance to Youngster

No Arshdeep in the team

from 2018-2022 our pacer took 506 test wkts in test

From 2019- till now in ranji trophy

Aakashdeep (26) took 90 wkts -(21.41)

Aavesh (26) took 70 wkts (20.25)

Shashikant (27) -70 wkts

Porel -60 (24 years)

Vaibhav Arora / Arzaan/Himanshu Sanghvan / Ajay Sarkar / Prithvi raaj/ Atit Sheth and Simranjit singh all young pacer from 24-26 of their age.india should give them chance in india A or so

Our pacer getting older now, why Unadkat make in both format for westindies?

Indias test match team selected on IPL form. If they dropped Puj why keep No hit Rohit in both Format?

Name-test-innings-run-best-Ave-100-50

Rahane 6 -8-514-108-102.80-

2/3

Ashwin 4-4-235-118-58.75-

2/0

Kohli 9-13-463--200-35.61-

1/2

Rohit 2-2-50-41-25.00-

0/0

Jadeja-3-5-97-58-24.25

0/1