The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India for the 2 -match Test series against West Indies from October 2. The BCCI has selected 15 players for this series. It also includes young players like N Jagdisin, Sai Sudarshan, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Devdutt Padikkal. However, 5 star players have not found a place in this team.

1- Rishabh Pant

Team India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant will not be seen playing in the Test series against the West Indies. He has not been included in the team. However, the reason for this is not their fit. Pant is still recovering from injury. It is only on his absence that N Jagadisin has been included in the team as a reserve wicketkeeper.

2- Shreyas Iyer

India-A captain Shreyas Iyer did not play in the second Test match against Australia-A. It seemed that now Shreyas Iyer would return to the Test team, but his return stopped due to Iyer’s sudden injury. It is believed that Shreyas Iyer has not been selected due to not being fully fit.

3- Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan, who scored runs in domestic cricket, has not been selected in the domestic Test series against the West Indies. He is scoring runs in every tournament of domestic cricket. They are also scoring centuries. Nevertheless, Sarfaraz Khan has not been selected in the Test team.

4- Karun Nair

Karun Nair, who returned to the Test team after about 10 years, has been dropped from Team India after a series. Karun Nair, who was part of Team India in the England Test series, has not been selected for the Test series against the West Indies.

5- Mohammed Shami

Star fast bowler Mohammed Shami has also not been selected for the two -match Test series against the West Indies. He is also fully fit now. Even after this, the selectors did not select him for the Test series against the West Indies.

India’s 15-member team for the Test series against West Indies- Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurael (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (Vice -captain), Washington Sundar, Jasington Sundar, Jaspreet Bumrah, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagadisan (wicketkeeper), Mohammed Siraz, Krishna and Kuldeep Yadav.

India vs. West Indies Test series will start a few days after the Asia Cup 2025 ends. This World Test Championship will be the second Test series of Team India in the cycle of 2025-27. It is reported that the Indian Squad for West Indies Testories may be announced on 24 September. Karun Nair may be cut off from the Test team due to poor performance on England tour. At the same time, Rishabh Pant has to be decided, who are currently injured.

Karun Nair will be out!

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Devjit Saikia has confirmed that the Indian squad will be announced after a meeting on Wednesday. According to Cricbuzz, it is difficult for Karun Nair to find a place in the team, who could score just 205 runs in 8 innings on England Tour. Since Rishabh Pant is injured, Dhruv Juril is being considered as the first choice of wicketkeeper. At the same time, N Jagdishan can find a place in the squad as a backup.

According to this report published in the cricbing, Devdutt Padikkal can get a chance in the middle order. The selection of Nitish Kumar Reddy is also reported to be discussed, but due to no fast bowling all -rounder in the team, the selectors may have to give him a place in the squad.

No mention of Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer did not get a place in the Indian Test Squad on the England Tour. He was then excluded from the T20 squad for the Asia Cup. Iyer was last seen playing for the Indian team in the Champions Trophy, where he was the top scorer of Team India. There is no mention of Shreyas Iyer a place in the Test squad for the series against the West Indies.

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