India Names Test Squad; Gill to Captain

The BCCI named a 15‑man India Test squad for the two‑Test home series against the West Indies starting Oct. 2 in Ahmedabad, with the second Test in Delhi on Oct. 10; Shubman Gill will captain and Ravindra Jadeja is vice‑captain in place of the injured Rishabh Pant. The squad is spin‑heavy, featuring Jadeja, Axar Patel (recalled), Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav, while Jasprit Bumrah was retained despite workload concerns. Selectors recalled Devdutt Padikkal and Nitish Kumar Reddy and included N. Jagadeesan as a wicketkeeping option alongside Dhruv Jurel; Sarfaraz Khan missed selection through injury. Karun Nair was omitted after a modest England tour, and Abhimanyu Easwaran, Akash Deep and Shardul Thakur were also left out as selectors emphasised continuity, balance and youth for the upcoming World Test Championship campaign. Rishabh Pant continues rehabilitation on his fractured left foot and is expected to be close to fit for India's tests in South Africa in November.