Someone’s comeback, someone’s first time, ‘these’ 5 players got a place in Team India for West Indies tour

Rohit Sharma-led Indian team suffered a crushing defeat in the final match of the World Test Championship. Still the selectors trusted Rohit during the West Indies tour. The selectors announced the ODI and Test squads against West Indies and kept Rohit as the captain. The Indian team has seen major changes for the ODI and Test series.

Players like Cheteshwar Pujara, Umesh Yadav have not got a place in the squad, while Mohammad Shami has been rested. For the West Indies series, the selectors have also shown faith in some of the young players by placing them in the Test or ODI squad for the first time. Also, some players have managed to make a comeback after a long time.

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal
Every player dreams of playing Test cricket for his country. Very few players achieve this dream. It also includes young batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal. Jaiswal has been named in India’s Test squad. The 21-year-old Jaiswal has been brilliant for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2023, scoring 625 runs at a strike rate of 163.61 in 14 matches. It consists of 1 century and 5 fifties. Interestingly, he has been included in the Indian team for the first time.

2. Rituraj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad was selected as a reserve player in the final match of the World Test Championship. However, he had withdrawn his name due to marriage. He was then replaced by Yashasvi Jaiswal who went to London with the team as a reserve player. Now Rituraj has got a place in the Test team for the first time. Also, he has made a comeback in the ODI team as well.

3. Sanju Samson
Wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson has also made a comeback in the ODI team. Sanju did not get a chance in the ODI series against Australia. Sanju played a total of 10 ODIs in 2022. He scored 284 runs at an average of 71. Meanwhile his strike rate was around 100.

4. Mukesh Kumar
Fast bowler Mukesh Kumar has got a place in both the teams. Mukesh was among the reserve players for the final of the World Test Championship. Bihar’s Mukesh Kumar has played 39 first-class matches so far. During this time he has taken 149 wickets. Also, he has a record of 26 wickets in 24 matches in A-grade cricket.

5. Navdeep Saini
Indian fast bowler Navdeep Saini has returned to the Test team after two years. The 30-year-old Navdeep Saini played his last Test match for India in January 2021 against Australia in Brisbane. Now Saini will try to seize this opportunity. (this 5 indian cricketer got chance in team india squad for west indies tour know here)

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