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After a month-long break after the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Indian players are set to embark on a month-long multi-format tour of the West Indies, starting with the Test matches in Dominica from July 12. Given the hectic and exhausting international schedule, this was possibly the longest break for Team India in the last few years. The series will provide an opportunity for the seniors as well as the youngsters to perform well, especially after the disappointment of the WTC final loss.
Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mukesh Kumar have been included in the Test squad for the West Indies series for the first time. However, not just youngsters, the West Indies series will also see the return of a senior player. Indian fast bowler Ishant SharmaDropped from the Test team, he is set to return to the side for the West Indies series, but as a commentator.
On Monday, 10 July, JioCinema announced Sharma as part of the commentary panel for the entire tour, which includes two Tests, three ODIs and 1 T20I. Sharma, who last played for India in November 2021 against New Zealand in Kanpur, has plied his trade in domestic cricket and IPL,
Ishant, best known for taking only 10 wickets in a Test match against the West Indies, has 311 Test wickets to his name and had done well in the recent IPL while playing for Delhi Capitals. Sharma was one of the two players including Wriddhiman Saha Will be dropped from the Test team after 2021.
For India, it is an opportunity to start the new WTC cycle well as they look to make it to the finals once again after making it to the summit clash twice earlier. While the Test series begins on July 12 in Dominica, the ODIs begin on July 27 with three T20Is in the Caribbean and the remaining two in the United States.
Out of favour senior India cricketer to make his comeback in West Indies series as a commentator
After a month-long break after the World Test Championship (WTC) final, Indian players are set to embark on a month-long multi-format tour of the West Indies, starting with the Test matches in Dominica from July 12. Given the hectic and exhausting international schedule, this was possibly the longest break for Team India in the last few years. The series will provide an opportunity for the seniors as well as the youngsters to perform well, especially after the disappointment of the WTC final loss.
Players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Mukesh Kumar have been included in the Test squad for the West Indies series for the first time. However, not just youngsters, the West Indies series will also see the return of a senior player. Indian fast bowler Ishant SharmaDropped from the Test team, he is set to return to the side for the West Indies series, but as a commentator.
On Monday, 10 July, JioCinema announced Sharma as part of the commentary panel for the entire tour, which includes two Tests, three ODIs and 1 T20I. Sharma, who last played for India in November 2021 against New Zealand in Kanpur, has plied his trade in domestic cricket and IPL,
Ishant, best known for taking only 10 wickets in a Test match against the West Indies, has 311 Test wickets to his name and had done well in the recent IPL while playing for Delhi Capitals. Sharma was one of the two players including Wriddhiman Saha Will be dropped from the Test team after 2021.
For India, it is an opportunity to start the new WTC cycle well as they look to make it to the finals once again after making it to the summit clash twice earlier. While the Test series begins on July 12 in Dominica, the ODIs begin on July 27 with three T20Is in the Caribbean and the remaining two in the United States.
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