IND vs WI: India is all set to tour West Indies in July and August. They will play 2 Tests, 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is. The two teams will be seen in action in Tests first, which will be played from 12th July to 24th July followed by ODIs that are slated to be played from 27th July to August 1st. The five-match T20Is are scheduled to take place from 4th August to 13th August.
IND vs WI: Indian Squad for the West Indies Tests prediction
IND vs WI: After losing the final of the ICC World Test Championship Final against Australia, the Test series against West Indies will one of the most exciting things. Some changes and harsh decisions are expected to take place and also various reports have suggested that some fresh faces might end up getting in the squad in place of squads.
Skipper Rohit Sharma is likely to retain his place in the team but his leadership as well as batting will be under the radar this series. Young Shubman Gill no doubt will be the opener alongside him and the pressure will be on him as well to replicate his white-ball form to the red ball.
Cheteshwar Pujara as per the various media reports is likely to get dropped and in his place, young Yashasvi Jaiswal is likely to be drafted into the team. Sarfaraz Khan, who has piled up a huge amount of runs in the domestic circuit might also make the cut into the team as there has been a lot of criticism about his non-selection.
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Virat Kohli no brainer will be there with the team and will bat in the middle along with Ajinkya Rahane, who made a roaring comeback in the ICC WTC Final, who is also expected to retain his place. KS Bharat and Ishan Kishan will be two keepers in the team till the time Rishabh Pant returns. The scanner will be on Bharat as well as he hasn’t been contributing well enough with the bat.
Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur are expected to be four all-rounders in the team. Whereas Umesh Yadav is expected to be dropped. In his place, Mukesh Kumar is likely to be called up in the team. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj are likely to be rested for the tour. Various reports have suggested Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik will be donning the whites in their place. Whereas Jaydev Unadkat is likely to retain his place.
IND vs WI: Indian Squad for the West Indies Tests prediction
IND vs WI: Here’s Indian Squad for the West Indies Tests prediction
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Sarfaraz Khan, Jaydev Unadkat