India Squad Announcement for West Indies Tests, Highlights: Announcement delayed as Agarkar to hold presser on Thursday

India squad for West Indies Tests LIVE Updates: Former captain Kraigg Brathwaite, Keacy Carty, Johann Layne, and Mikyle Louis were among the players who missed out. According to a CWI release, Gudakesh Motie has been rested "given the demands of the upcoming limited-overs schedule. "

Players who were recalled are Alick Athanaze, who last played against Pakistan in January 2024, Tagenarine Chanderpaul,who has not played a Test match since January 2024 against Australia, and uncapped Khary Pierre.

India squad for West Indies Tests LIVE Updates: CWI had announced their squad for the Test series against India last week.

Here's West Indies' squad: Roston Chase (capt), Jomel Warrican (vice-capt), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales.

As, the discussions center around India's Test selection, their designated opener and partner of Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul did noty have a great return to competitive cricket. He was dismissed cheaply in the ongoing second four day match against Australia A, after the visitors were bundled out for 420. Rahul managed to score only 11 runs before walking back to the hut.

The new Indian Test captain, Shubman Gill led from the front during the India tour of England. While his bat did the majority of the talking, Gill showed the tactical acumen and nerves to play the long battles required for a captain leading a side in the Test.

Leading a side in India however is a different art, even for the home captain. Understanding your key spinner, persisting with particular plans for a stretch of time and then spotting the best opportunities to use your pacers is burst, all this is crucial for a skipper in the Indian conditions. It will be really interesting observe and watch how Gill lives up to this challenge.

In the ongoing Asia Cup, Kuldeep Yadav has been a revelation for the team. His efficient spells in the middle overs have been the centre of their dramatic turn arounds in most of the games.

Well, his role will not change much when he returns to his homeland with a switch in the formats. With the experience of Ravichandran Ashwin gone, it will be Kuldeep from whom India will expect the wickets and also doing the job of the workhorse. The left-arm wrist spinner has big shoes to fill.

The meeting of the selectors is set to start very shortly in Dubai. Reports suggest the squad for the series will be revealed by 7:30 PM IST.

India will be playing their first home series since Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from Test cricket. The team has gone to England and shown tremendous fighting spirit. But the challenge is different when you have to deliver under the expecting eyes of your supporters and of course there are the Indian conditions which will present a complete different set of challenges. How Shubman Gill adapts his captaincy and brings out the best from his players will something every ICT fan will be watching with keen eyes.

On the other hand, West Indies have handed over the Test captaincy to Roston Chase. This is a big change and they will hope to cope up as quickly as possible. Sammy has revealed that how he was working closely to groom Chase for the upcoming challenge. If West Indies adjust and deliver as per expectations or disappoint their fans once more will intrigue a lot of the followers of the game.

Some of you might have thought, with Shreyas Iyer withrawing, why Sarfaraz Khan is not being considered. The question is legit with the kind of form and class he has shown in domestic cricket over the last few seasons. However, for now he is nursing a quadricep injury and is undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI Centre of Excellence.

This is India's first home series after the white-wash against the Kiwis on home soil. West Indies will be taking inspiration from that and their head coach has recently talked exactly about this.

In a recent interview, Darren Sammy spoke about how New Zealand performed in India and how they are trying to take notes from that series. He also spoke about the slight variations in length that might do the trick in different conditions around the world.

Whether the team delivers as per the expectations of the head coach that will be interesting to see during the clash of the two teams.

Manav Suthar is a slow left-arm spinner from Rajasthan who can be handy with the bat lower down the order. In 23 First Class matches, Suthar has picked up 95 wickets at an average of 27.50.

While he has impressed in his domestic outings, Suthar caught the eye of the selector during the second four day match while playing for India A against the Australia A side. He picked up a five-fer, that helped the Indian unit restrict the opposition to a manageable total. The idea behind his selection chances is that the management want to groom him in presence of the experienced Ravindra Jadeja, so that he can take up his place when the vacuum is created.

A few of the spots are sealed and some of the names are expected to be a part of the unit in all probabilities. However, there are some questions and doubts regarding the other. But, all said and done, this is how the India side might look like -

Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, B Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Manav Suthar, Dhruv Jurel, Narayan Jagadeesan, Mohammed Siraj, Akas Deep, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Nitish Reddy.

West Indies have already announced their squad for the upcoming series. The change of captaincy and the exclusion of Kraig Brathwaite was the headline. Here is a look at their unit for the series -

Roston Chase (c), Jomel Warrican (vc), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales.

As reports suggest the West Indies Test team will soon arrive in India. They are to hold a preparatory camp to get adjusted to the conditions here. The first game of the series will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium from October 2.

There is no scheduled press conference like we have seen ahead of major tournaments. So, it is expected that after the meeting of the selection committee the squad will be revealed on social media in the second half of the day.

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar will hold a press conference today after announcing India's Test squad. Reports claim that he will speak to the Indian media contingent currently in the UAE for the 2025 Asia Cup. It will either be done before the India vs Bangladesh match or during the innings break of the game.

India are playing brilliantly in the ongoing Asia Cup 2025. They are the only undefeated team in the tournament so far. Suryakumar Yadav and his men have played a brand and level of cricket that has been a notch above the rest of the units in the tournament. Notably, the team will be up against Bangladesh in their second Super Four clash. The match will be played at the Dubia International Cricket Stadium from 8:00 PM IST.

When the reports that the Indian squad will be announced towards the end of September, one name was strongly in contention to be a part of the unit, Shreyas Iyer. However, the PBKS captain quit the captaincy of India A hours ahead of the match against Australia and now reports claim that he has made himself unavailable for the West Indies series.

Why does Shreyas want this break? The player has reportedly informed the board that the physical load of Test cricket is too much at present. He flagged the same issue during the the 2024 England series, which led to his omission and subsequent loss of a BCCI contract. The context of being a 2023 back surgery after the BGT injury, a missed IPL that year and a comeback during the 2023 Asia Cup.

If the question is - Who the best pacer in the world is at present? Most of us would without a second thought answer - Jasprit Bumrah. So, when our favorite showman has to be rested due to workload management and all, we understand it but do miss his presence.

Well, good news for the Indian fans, Jasprit Bumrah will available for the first Test vs West Indies in Ahmedabad starting from October 2. The assistant head coach of India, Ryan ten Doeschate has virtually confirmed the development.

All of us were emotional when we saw Karun Nair's name listed in the India squad for the England tour. The man wanted a second chance, gave his best day in an day out in the domestic arena and earned it.

However, the second chance did not exactly go the way he would have liked. In the England tour, Nair scored 205 runs at an average of 25.63 with only fifty under his belt. While in most of the innings he looked good, he failed to convert the starts, a key asset for a Test cricketer. Thus, we might not see Nair in the home series against the West Indies.

Devdutt Padikkal staked his claim with his brilliant show in the domestic arena and then in the recent Four-day game against Australia A. The southpaw scored a resilient 150 and has immediately made himself the perfect option for Karun Nair, who struggled visibly in the England tour.

Besides Padikkal, Nitish Reddy is also expected to be a part of the squad. Reddy was a part of the England squad but was ruled out due to a knee injury. The management will look to include both players in the side and make the most of their talents during the home series.

Well, you all remember the horrific scenes from the Manchester Test, right? Pant going about his trademark flamboyance, missing the reverse sweep to Chris Woakes and getting hit on his toes. He had to be carried out on a golf-cart after that. The brave man that he is, he walked out to bat with the fractured toe, limping on one leg the next day.

There were recent reports of him being able to walk freely without support, then undergoing conditional training. All those news delighted the Indian fans, that their favourite match-winner will soon be back on the field. However, as the latest report suggest the dynamic wicket-keeper batter is set to miss the series. Dhruv Jurel will expectedly take up the keeping duties and Narayan Jagadeesan could be there in the squad.

India squad for West Indies Tests LIVE Updates: What's up, all your Test cricket maniacs? There's a reason we call you that. Because you, like us, we feel can't wait for Test cricket to resume, and what better way for it to happen than to see our young Indian brigade, led by Shubman Gill, returning to home soil to right the wrongs. The wrongs of last year, where, under an old guard, Indian lost their first Test series at home after 12 years. That went a long way in hampering India's road to the World Test Championship final. However, with some of the legends calling it a day and several youngsters stepping up… and then some – as the England tour is a witness – Team India is back to run the opposition ragged on home soil.