Overview

• Chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced a 15-man squad for two home Tests against West Indies, appointing Shubman Gill captain with Ravindra Jadeja as vice-captain.
• Agarkar said the panel expected more from Karun Nair during the England tour and judged Devdutt Padikkal to offer more at this point.
• Sai Sudharsan was retained with a plan to give him a longer run in a set role as part of the selectors’ continuity strategy.
• Abhimanyu Easwaran was left out as selectors trimmed to 15 and opted for balance, with Axar Patel included for an all‑rounder option.
• Karun Nair expressed shock at the snub and highlighted his Oval fifty, as Irfan Pathan interpreted the move as the team looking beyond him.