Indian team announced for 1st test against West Indies
Indian team for 1st test against West Indies announced. This article gives you complete information about the team line up of India for the coming test series against West Indies. Read the article full for more details.
About Indian team for West Indies series
All senior players in Indian team returned for the West Indies series. Indian team for first test against West Indies announced. Major players like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and yuvraj singh returned to the Indian squad. 1st test match against West Indies begins from November 6 2011. The major change made by the selection committee is that Harbhajan singh is not in the squad and at the same time R Ashwin got a place in the 15 member squad. Umesh Yadav, Varun Aaron, Ajinkya Rahane and spinner Rahul Sharma also got a place in the 15 member squad. MS dhoni will be the captain of the team. West Indies will play 3 tests and 5 ODIs in India. More details about the Indian team line up for 1st test against West Indies are given below.
Indian team list for 1st test against West Indies
M S Dhoni (Captain)
Gautam Gambhir
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
VVS Laxman
Yuvraj Singh
R Ashwin
Pragyan Ojha
Ishant Sharma
Umesh Yadav
Virat Kohli
Varun Aaron
Ajinkya Rahane
Rahul Sharma
It is a balanced side with a lot of youngsters full of promise .India will miss praveen kumar but it is a wonderful opportunity for the likes of u mesh yadav, varun Aaron, Rahul Sharma.The bowling will be spearheaded by Ishant sharma .The bowling may look weak on paper but considering the opponents it good chance to try youngsters ,let's hope they come good.Ms Dhoni could have been rested because he has been playing non stop , he is human too how long can he go.?