The chief selector of India, Ajit Agarkar, announced the test team of 15 members for the next series of two games against the West Indies, with Shubman Gill named Captain and Ravira will Jadeja as vice-captain. The announcement made Thursday, revealed the exclusion of the striker Karun Nair, while the new arrivals Sai Sudarsan and Devdutt Padikkal received calls for the series scheduled for October 2 in Ahmedabad.The decision of the selection committee to drop Karun Nair came after his recent performance in England, where he only managed half-century in four test games.“Frankly, we expected a little more. I mean, he played four tests. This is how it is, I mean, we think that (Devdutt) Padikkal offers a little more at this stage. And I would like us to be able to go to all 15 or 20 tests. Unfortunately, this does not work this way. Padikkal was in the test team. I mean, he was part of the test team in Australia, played in Dharamshala against England, there is a 50. He therefore showed a decent form with India, “said Agarkar at the press conference to announce the team to Dubai.“Frankly, we expected Karun a little more during the trip to England there,” he added.The series includes two test games, with the first game scheduled at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad on October 2, followed by the second test at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi on October 10.India Squad for West Indies Series: Shubman Gill (Captain), Raviundi Jadeja (Vice-Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Dvdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Jasrit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Siraj, Prasid Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, Narayan Jagadeeshan
