Pujara Dropped: The Indian test and ODI cricket teams have been announced. The BCCI has announced the selection for the West Indies tour. Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped from the test team due to their disappointing performance in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. The young talented batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal and fast bowler Mukesh Kumar have been selected for the Test squad for the first time.
Pujara Dropped, Jaiswal and Kumar Secure Spots in India’s WI Tour Squad
India Test and ODI squads for WI tour announced
- Cheteshwar Pujara and Umesh Yadav have been dropped from the Test squad.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mukesh Kumar have been included in the Test squad for the first time.
- Navdeep Saini has returned to the Test squad after a long gap.
- Mohammed Shami has been given a break from both Tests and ODIs.
- Ajinkya Rahane, who played in WTC has been named the vice-captain
- Sanju Samson has been named as a wicketkeeper-batter in the ODI squad.
- Umran Malik has made a comeback into the ODI squad.
- The three-match ODI series will begin on July 27 in Barbados.
India Test squad and India ODI squad
| India Test squad | India ODI squad |
| Rohit Sharma (captain) | Rohit Sharma (captain) |
| Shubman Gill | Shubman Gill |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| Virat Kohli | Virat Kohli |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Suryakumar Yadav |
| Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain) | Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper) |
| KS Bharat (wicket-keeper) | Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper) |
| Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper) | Hardik Pandya (vice-captain) |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | Shardul Thakur |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Shardul Thakur | Axar Patel |
| Axar Patel | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Mohd. Siraj | Kuldeep Yadav |
| Mukesh Kumar | Jaydev Unadkat |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Mohd. Siraj |
| Navdeep Saini | Umran Malik |
| Mukesh Kumar |
Conclusion
Pujara and Yadav have been dropped after a disappointing WTC final. The batsman Jaiswal and bowler Mukesh Kumar have been selected for the Test squad for the first time. Saini has returned to the Test squad after a long gap. Shami has been given a break from both Tests and ODIs. Ajinkya Rahane, who played in WTC has been named the vice-captain. Samson has been named as a wicketkeeper-batter in the ODI squad. Umran Malik has made a comeback into the ODI squad. The three-match ODI series will begin on July 27 in Barbados. Sunil Gavaskar Criticizes Selectors’ Decision For Neglecting Sarfaraz Khan And Cheteshwar Pujara WI Tour 2023
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