India have named a 15-member squad for the 2 Tests in opposition to West Indies with Ravindra Jadeja getting named because the vice-captain and as anticipated, Karun Nair not being named within the lineup. Devdutt Padikkal has been named within the lineup.“Frankly, we expected a little bit more. I mean, he’s played four Tests. That’s the way it is, I mean, we feel (Devdutt) Padikkal offers a little bit more at this point. And I wish we could give everyone 15 or 20 Tests. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Padikkal’s been in the Test squad. I mean, he was in the Test squad in Australia, played in Dharamshala against England, got a 50 there. So he’s shown some decent form with India,” mentioned chief selector Ajit Agarkar throughout the press convention in Dubai.“Frankly, we expected a bit more from Karun on the England trip there”Another absentee from the squad is Abhimanyu Easwaran, whose wait to characterize India continues to get longer having been named within the squads for Australia and England however solely warming the bench.“We don’t need a third opener at home,” mentioned Agarkar on Abhimanyu’s absence from the lineup.Rishabh Pant has not but recovered sufficient to be included within the squad. He served as vice-captain throughout the England tour. Taking his place because the second-in-command is Ravindra Jadeja.Dhruv Jurel and N. Jagadeesan are the 2 specialist wicketkeepers, with Jurel prone to be the primary-selection possibility.The relaxation of the squad has a well-recognized look, and given the expectation that spin will play a bigger function at residence than tempo, India have named Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, and Axar Patel because the three spin-bowling allrounders, alongside Kuldeep Yadav. Nitish Kumar Reddy is listed because the quick-bowling allrounder, with Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna as the primary-selection pacers. India Test squad vs West Indies: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagadeesan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep YadavThis sequence marks India’s first residence marketing campaign below new Test captain Shubman Gill, who beforehand steered the workforce to a 2-2 draw with England. It was India’s first sequence of the 2025-2027 World Test Championship cycle.The opening Test in opposition to the West Indies will happen on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad beginning October 2, with the second Test in New Delhi, on the Arun Jaitley Stadium, starting October 10.The West Indies squad was scheduled to reach in Ahmedabad on September 24 and can bear a coaching camp forward of the primary Test.This sequence represents the second task within the new ICC WTC cycle for the Roston Chase-led facet, following their residence sequence in opposition to Australia in June-July. Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre, who earned his maiden Test name-up, has been a notable inclusion.Pierre, 33, has been rewarded for constant performances within the West Indies Championship, the place he topped the wicket tally final season with 41 wickets at a median of 13.56. Tagenarine Chanderpaul, son of West Indian batting nice Shivnarine Chanderpaul, can be half of the squad.With Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of the choice committee, presently within the United Arab Emirates for the Asia Cup, the assembly to choose the squad was performed on-line. This choice course of was additionally the final for two committee members — S. Sharath and Subroto Banerjee.During the BCCI AGM on September 28, Sharath and Banerjee had been changed by Pragyan Ojha (South Zone) and R.P. Singh (Central Zone).