India have announced their squads for the upcoming tour of the West Indies, which includes three matches in Trinidad.
For the Tests, which start on July 12th, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mukesh Kumar have been selected for the first time, while Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped and Mohammed Shami rested.
Fast bowler Navdeep Saini has also made a comeback to the squad, while Umesh Yadav has been left out.
For the ODIs, Mohammed Shami has been rested and Washington Sundar has missed out.
Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
ODI squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
India tour of West Indies 2023
12-16 July: 1st Test Match, Windsor Park, Dominica
20-24 July: 2nd Test Match, Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
27 July: 1st ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados
29 July: 2nd ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados
1 August: 3rd ODI, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
3 August: 1st T20I, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad
6 August: 2nd T20I, National Stadium, Guyana
8 August: 3rd T20I, National Stadium Guyana
12 August: 4th T20I, Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida
13 August: 5th T20I, Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida