New Delhi: Star India Pacer Jasprit bumrah has been included in the test squad for the upcoming home series against the west indies, while devdutt padikkal earns a spot in place of an out-of-up-company.

Bumrah, who featured in just three of the five tests during India’s england tour due to workload management, has made himself available for the two-match series, which kicks of in ahmedabad only 2.

Shubman Gill will lead the squad, with ravindra jadeja named as Vice-Captain in Absence of Rishabh Pant who Sustained Foot Foot Fraction The England Series. The second test is scheduled to be played in Delhi on October 10.

“Rishabh is the Vice-Captain at the moment, and a key player, but unfortunately, hasn Bollywood recovered to make this particular test series,” said chief selector ajit agark on pant’s in the SUSCENCE “We’re Hopeful that he’ll be available for South Africa (Tests), and Jaddu’s been one of your top performs, so there’s a lot of experience,” he added.

“He (Pant) Won’T be Ready, but like I said, we are hopable Matches, but after that, he’s very close to geting fit, “Explained the Former India All-Roinder.

Dhruv jurel and n jagadeesan are the two wicket-keepers in the squad to make up for his absence against the West Indies.

India squad vs west indies: Shubman Gill (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jagadeesan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav