The Indian cricket team is set to be back in action after a 1-month break for a multi-format tour of the West Indies which will be starting on July 12. The tour will start with a 2-match Test series which will be followed by 3 ODIs and 5 T20I matches. All Indian players who will be part of the Test series have reached West Indies and also started practicing for it.
Meanwhile, Indian speedster Mohammed Siraj made a heartwarming gesture towards young players in Barbados which helped to win the hearts of the fans on social media. Siraj took a break from the net session and gifted his bat and pair of shoes to young players who helped teams India practice. These players are bowling to the Indian batters to prepare for the series.
Interestingly these players were also called to the Indian dressing room where they had a chat with Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, India’s veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and young wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan. It is sure that they won’t forget this moment lifetime as they got to hear some tips and motivational words from the greats of the game.
No place for Cheteshwar Pujara in Test squad
Talking about India’s Test squad, veteran Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara was excluded from the squad after India’s embarrassing 209-run loss to Australia in the recently concluded World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 final. Pujara came to the final with a great performance in County cricket but failed to contribute anything to the Indian team on the grand stage.
The selectors have focused to get youngsters in the team as players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be seen playing for the team in the white jersey. Apart from them, Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, and Jaydev Unadkat will also be seen playing in the Test series.
India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini
Here’s how fans reacted:
True Gentleman 🙏🏼
— Judemo (@GntlmnRhl) July 7, 2023
He knows the value of this stuffs 🙏
— Tribal Sick (@SickTribal) July 7, 2023
But look at his attitude
— Harshit (@Magic_Footwork) July 7, 2023
Shoes ka size same tha kya?🙄
— Shubham_Srivastava 🇮🇳 (@4u_shubh365) July 7, 2023
Overacter
— HoPeR (@ReLaStiCfAn) July 7, 2023
Photosession kay baad wapas lay liya hoga…Hyderabadi behad kanjoos hotay hain
— Stiffmeister (@chico91617929) July 7, 2023
siraj bola mai toh kerta nhi batting tu hi lele isse
— Dhruv (@DhruvsBoss) July 7, 2023
Waise bhi wo batting kaha krta hein.. though.. test mein lega kisi bat uhar
— Akash (@AkashBorude7781) July 7, 2023
