Right arm fast-medium bowler Ishant Sharma has been retained in the 15-member Indian cricket squad for two-Test series against the West Indies, starting November 6. While senior bowler Zaheer Khan was ignored by the BCCI.
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina both were also dropped from the squad.
BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel said, "Ravindra Jadeja has a shoulder strain. The physiotherapist of the Indian team has advised two weeks' rest for him, after the end of the ODI series against Australia, as a precautionary measure."
Indian squad for WI: MS Dhoni (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Suresh Raina both were also dropped from the squad.
BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel said, "Ravindra Jadeja has a shoulder strain. The physiotherapist of the Indian team has advised two weeks' rest for him, after the end of the ODI series against Australia, as a precautionary measure."
Indian squad for WI: MS Dhoni (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, R Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Amit Mishra, Ajinkya Rahane, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Rohit Sharma, Ishant Sharma
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