WI vs IND 2023: India's predicted playing XI for Test series
India will play a couple of Tests against the West Indies in the Caribbean islands between July 12 to July 25.
9. Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur has got selected for a couple of Tests against the West Indies. In the WTC final 2023, Thakur showed his batting excellence in the first innings, notching up a half-century. With the ball, Thakur looked ineffective as he could pick up only two wickets in the match.
In the West Indies, the team will expect him to provide brilliant all-round figures to the team. The 31-year-old kicked off his Test career in 2018 and since then, he helped India to win important series. In the 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, the Mumbai-born helped India to bag the series with his spunky all-rounder performance in the fourth Test, at the Gabba, in Australia.
Mohammed Shami won’t tour the Caribbean islands along with the Indian side as the pacer will be given a rest. In the absence of the veteran, Thakur might be given the responsibility to support Mohammed Siraj to lead the fast-bowling unit.
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