BCCI announces 15-man squad for Test series against West Indies

Team India is all set to lock horns with the Windies in two-match Test series starting f🐭rom October 4 in Rajkot.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the 15-man squad for the series whi꧟ch is supposed to be one-sided given that 𓃲the visitors have historically struggled to compete in the sub-continent.

Regular skipper Virat Kohli is back to lead the team after being rested for the Asia Cup 2018 while Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik have been axed after a poor Test ser🎶ies in England.

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Mayank Agarwal and Mohammed Siraj have been꧅ finally rewarded for their brilliant show in the domestic circuit as they have got the maiden🅘 Test call-up.

Rishabh Pant is the only wicketkeeper in the squad. Also, Jasprit Bumra🗹h, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, and Ishant Sharma have been rested for the Windies series ahead of the all-important Australia tour in late November.

India Test squad:

Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuld🐽eep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur

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