Having earned 28 out of the maximum of 60 available points for five Tests, India are third in the WTC points table, with 46.67 percentage points. After the terrible loss to New Zealand, the selectors have retained the core of the team for Shubman Gill's first home series. Agarkar said that they don't want to experiment as every point in the WTC table counts.

Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), N. Jagadeesan (wk), Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

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Just a reminder, Shreyas Iyer has not been considered for selection after he requested the BCCI to grant him a six-month break from the red-ball format. He recently led the India A side against Australia A in the first of the two four-day unofficial Tests before handing over the captaincy duties to Jurel for the second game. 

In-form Tamil Nadu batter N Jagadeesan is the second designated wicketkeeper in the squad. There was no place for Ishan Kishan, who was earlier named in the Irani Trophy squad by Rest of India.

On the decision to ignore Ishan Kishan, Agarkar said, "When we picked India A, Ishan Kishan wasn't fit. Jagadeeshan was part of the squad when Ishan wasn't fit. Ishan will have to play a bit more cricket and show some performances."

Despite a lot of chatter surrounding his workload, Bumrah has been included.

"Normally, his (Jasprit Bumrah) discussions are with physios, trainers and the coach. We want him to do well, he's a terrific performer but we have to be careful. But the team comes first," Agarkar said on Bumrah's selection.

Dhruv Jurel and N Jagadeesan are the two specialist wicketkeepers in the squad, with Jurel expected to be the first choice. Agarkar threw his weight behind Jurel, saying that the youngster has plenty of potential. Nitish Kumar Reddy is also back after missing the England tour due to an injury.

As expected, Karun Nair has been dropped. Devdutt Padikkal is back in the mix. 

"We expected more from Karun Nair. Cant be just one innings. Padikkal offers more. We would like to give 15-20 chances to everyone, but it is not possible in these circumstances," said Agarkar.

On the decision to bring back Devdutt Padikkal in the side, Agarkar said: "Padikkal has in been great form and he was in the team."

With Rishabh Pant out of action due to a fracture, Ravindra Jadeja was named vice-captain for the matches in Ahmedabad and Delhi, respectively. Chief selectors Ajit Agarkar is hopeful that Pant will be back in time for the home series against South Africa.

"Rishabh Pant not fit for West Indies series, hopefully will be available for home Tests against South Africa," said Agarkar.

Karun Nair and Abhimanyu Easwaran have been dropped, while Devdutt Padikkal has been included for Test series against West Indies. Ravindra Jadeja will be the vice-captain while Bumrah is also in the mix.

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On what was a rough day for rest of the India A batters, including KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan did the hard yards to score 75 against Australia A. India A's batting lineup struggled, with 7 batters dismissed for single-digit scores. India A was ultimately bowled out for 194 runs in 52.5 overs. Sudharsan struggled in his first series, in England, but the West Indies series at home could be the ideal platform for him to cement his place in the team.

Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar has raised his selection chances with a strong display against Australia A in the second unofficial Test. He bagged five wickets to break the back of Australia A's batting. It will be interesting to see if gets a maiden call-up for the series against West Indies.

Shreyas Iyer will lead the India A squad for the three-match one-day series against Australia A. The Mumbai batter has informed the BCCI of his decision to take a six-month break from red-ball cricket.

India A squad for 1st one-day match: Shreyas Iyer (C), Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Priyansh Arya, Simarjeet Singh

India A squad for 2nd and 3rd one-day matches: Shreyas Iyer (C), Tilak Varma (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Riyan Parag, Ayush Badoni, Suryansh Shedge, Vipraj Nigam, Nishant Sindhu, Gurjapneet Singh, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Abhishek Porel (WK), Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh

According to the Indian Express, "the selectors are unlikely to move towards Sarfaraz Khan, another prolific run-scorer in domestic circuit." The player was ignored for the series against England, and recently lost approximately 17 kg in just over two months through a strict low-carb diet and bodyweight exercises.

The selection panel, led by Ajit Agarkar, is looking at Devdutt Padikkal, who was part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and missed the England tour with an injury. In his most recent outing, the RCB batter smashed 150 for India A against Australia A. If he is indeed picked up, Karun Nair's chances of retaining his place could be in danger.

As per multiple reports, the selectors are set to retain the core of the team that featured in the five Tests in England. Vice-captain Rishabh Pant will play no part in the series, and it will be interesting to see who deputises Shubman Gill for the two matches. Jasprit Bumrah could be the man, if he is not rested, as he has led the team in the past.

Fans were waiting for the announcement on Wednesday but it was pushed a day back by the BCCI. Stay tuned as we keep you updated with all the live updates. Ajit Agarkar, the chairman of selectors, could do a press conference in the coming hours, sources told NDTV.

Hello and welcome to our readers. We are back with our coverage, with the the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee set to announce India's squad for the home Test series against West Indies. The first match will be played in Ahmedabad from October 2-6, while Delhi will host the second game between October 10-14.