Shubman Gill, Jadeja to lead India squad for West Indies Test series

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday announced the India squad for the West Indies Test series scheduled from October 10 to October 14, 2025.

The matches are said to take place in Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Shubman Gill will lead the Indian squad along with Ravindra Jadeja as vice-captain.

Squad:

Shubman Gill (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N. Jagadeesan, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, and Kuldeep Yadav.


Announcing the squad, Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said, "Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is ready and keen to play both Tests against West Indies."

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BCCI dropped Karun Nair and Abhimanyu Easwaran, and included Devdutt Padikkal for Test series against West Indies.

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

After the West Indies tour to India, the squad will gear up for its Australia tour scheduled from October 19 to November 8. The Australian series would include 3 ODI matches in Perth, followed by 5 T20 matches in Melbourne.

"Bumrah is ready and keen to play both Tests against West Indies," the chairman added. "We want best for Bumrah but team always comes first. We have to be careful with big tournaments around."

Regular vice-captain Rishabh Pant, who fractured his foot during the England series, is yet to regain full fitness and therefore was not available for selection.

"...hopefully he will be available for home Tests against South Africa (in November)," Agarkar said.