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Team India
IND vs WI: The Indian cricket team is currently fighting against the West Indies in the second match of the two-match Test series. Team India easily won the first match of this series. The team entered this series after the defeat in the final of the World Test Championship. In such a situation, there were some major changes in the team and some new players were seen playing in the West Indies series. But still there were 4 such players in this series who kept sitting on the bench.
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad
Opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad was selected in the Indian team for this series. This player was included in Team India as a reserve opener. But Gaikwad did not get a chance in both the matches of this series. Captain Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal were entrusted with the responsibility of opening in this series. Rohit and Jaiswal scored a century and a half century in this series. Because of which Gaikwad did not get a chance.
2. Akshar Patel
Akshar Patel, who was included in the team as the third spin bowling all-rounder, also did not get a chance in this series. The team already includes two players like Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. In such a situation, Akshar’s place could not be made in this series.
3. Navdeep Saini
The third name is of Navdeep Saini. Navdeep Saini has not played any Test matches for India since 2021. It was expected that Saini could return to the team in this series. But in the second Test, Mukesh Kumar was included as the third pacer.
4. KS Bharat
The fourth name in the list is of KS Bharat. Bharat was getting a place in the team after the Border Gavaskar Trophy, but his performance was very poor. Bharat could not engage in his career till half a century. In such a situation, Ishaan Kishan was included in the team on this tour.
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