Overview

• India named a 15-player squad for two home Tests starting October 2, with Shubman Gill as captain and Ravindra Jadeja as vice-captain.
• Agarkar pointed to Nair’s 205 runs in four Tests in England, including a lone fifty, as the basis for moving on at this stage.
• Nair said he was disappointed and felt he contributed in the Oval win, adding he will return to domestic cricket to push his case.
• Padikkal rejoined the Test squad despite low scores of 1 and 5 in a recent India A game, with selectors highlighting his prior red-ball showings for India.
• Dinesh Karthik assessed that the panel is effectively moving on from Nair and leaning toward younger options for the future.