IND vs WI: Why was Abhimanyu Easwaran left out from test squad? Ajit Agarkar reveals

Abhimanyu Easwaran was part of India squad during their last test series against England.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed the Indian Cricket Team squad for the upcoming test series against West Indies Cricket Team on Thursday, September 25. Ajit Agarkar-led Indian selection committee has named a 15-member squad for the series, which will be led by Shubman Gill.

Vice-captain Rishabh Pant has been ruled out of the series due to his ongoing rehabilitation Hence, the BCCI has named Ravindra Jadeja as the vice-captain of the side for the West Indies series.

The announcement also saw several players getting dropped from the squad, who were part of the squad for the five-match test tour of England earlier this year. Top-order batter Abhimanyu Easwaran is also one of the players who has not been named in the squad. Moreover, he had also failed to make it to India’s playing XI in any of the tests in England. Easwaran owns a wonderful record in First-Class (FC) cricket, but is yet to make his test debut for India.

Ajit Agarkar reveals why Abhimanyu Easwaran was not picked for West Indies series

While naming the India squad for home tests against the West Indies, the chief selector, Ajit Agarkar said that they could only pick 15 players in the squad, and went ahead with an extra spinner instead of an extra opener in Easwaran.

Further he explained that, during the overseas tours, it is important to have a back-up opener, while in home series, it’s important to have a back-up spinner.

“When you travel you take a third opener, here you get an extra spin option in Axar and only pick 15. KL & Jaiswal haven’t done too bad, if we need him we can fly him out,” he said.

India squad for the West Indies test series: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav, N Jagadeesan.

Meanwhile, the two-match test series between India and the West Indies will begin on October 2 at the Narendra Modi International Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. The second test will be played from October 10 to 14 at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.

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