Captain Rohit Sharma announced that teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal would be included in the starting lineup as the Indian squad prepared for its upcoming project against the West Indies. Jaiswal earned his India call-up after a standout domestic campaign and a strong showing in the Indian Premier League. He was included in the team for the Caribbean Test and T20I tour.
There are other uncapped players in the squad as well, like Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Mukesh Kumar, but Jaiswal was given a chance since he is anxious to wear the whites when the two teams face off in the first Test of the two-match series on Wednesday at Windsor Park in Dominica. The Indian captain made it known that he would be playing with a different opening partner before the game.
The team’s captain, 21-year-old Jaiswal, will open India’s batting, and Shubman Gill, who had been playing outstandingly as an opener, will move up to the No. 3 position that became available following Cheteshwar Pujara’s absence. Gill put his hand up to take on a new role in the top order because Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane are India’s fixed middle-order hitters.
Because Gill wants to play at number 3, he will be the third player on the field. I’ve played all of my cricket at ages 3 and 4, which he brought up with Rahul (Dravid). If I bat third, I believe I can contribute more to my team. Also advantageous to us is the fact that it creates a left-right opening combination, according to Rohit, who was quoted by the ICC.
So, I believe we will try to achieve this, and I hope it succeeds. due to the long period of time we have spent seeking a left-hander. We can only hope he contributes well to the squad now that he is our left-hander. He can genuinely claim that space as his own, the expert continued.
Two spinners will be included in the team lineup, but Rohit Sharma did not specify who they are. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin are likely to start over Axar Patel in the lineup because there are three spinners in the team.
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