Overview
- Ajit Agarkar named a 15-man group for two home Tests on October 2 in Ahmedabad and October 10 in Delhi as part of the 2025–27 WTC cycle.
- Jasprit Bumrah was included and declared available for both matches despite the quick turnaround from the Asia Cup final on September 28.
- Rishabh Pant remains out with a fractured foot; Dhruv Jurel and N Jagadeesan were picked as wicketkeepers, with Jurel expected to start.
- India leaned on spin for home conditions by selecting Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav alongside pacers Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna, with Nitish Kumar Reddy as the fast-bowling allrounder.
- Devdutt Padikkal and Nitish Kumar Reddy returned to the squad, while Karun Nair and Abhimanyu Easwaran were dropped, with Agarkar citing form as Irfan Pathan questioned not giving a young pacer a Test chance.