IND vs WI / This player was the big villain of the WTC defeat, was thrown out by the selectors; Will there be a power break on career?

India vs West Indies: The Indian team has been announced for the West Indies tour for two Tests and three ODIs. Star players who have done well in IPL and domestic cricket have got a chance in the Test team. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane, who performed well in the final of the World Test Championship, has got the vice-captaincy of the Test team. Apart from this, a star player who performed poorly in the WTC final has been shown the way out of the team by the selectors. Let's know about this player.

Showed the way out to this player

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav could not perform well against Australia in the final of the World Test Championship 2023. He could not get a single wicket in the first innings of the final match. At the same time, he took 2 wickets in the second innings. He has been battling poor form for a long time. In the last 9 matches, he has managed to get just 22 wickets. He is 35 years old. The effect of age is visible on his performance.

Umesh Yadav struggling with bad form

Umesh Yadav has been running out of the Indian ODI team for the last four years. Now he has been shown the way out of the Test team. In such a situation, the clouds of crisis are seen hovering over his career. On the one hand in the WTC final he was seen struggling to scalp wickets. At the same time, Mohammad Siraj and Mohammad Shami bowled brilliantly. Shami has also been rested from the West Indies tour. Umesh has so far taken 170 wickets in 57 Test matches for India.

These players got their first chance

Rituraj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar and Yashasvi Jaiswal have got a chance for the first time in the Indian Test team for the West Indies tour. These players are strong contenders to debut on the Windies tour. These players have shown excellent performance in domestic cricket.

Indian Test squad for West Indies tour:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj , Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.