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IND vs WI Test Squad: The Chairman of the Men's Senior Selection Committee, Ajit Agarkar, has reflected on the exclusion of wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan and pacer Mohammed Shami, stating that they might need more game time in the domestic circuit to be considered again for regular selection.

Veteran pacer Mohammed Shami, who has been away from international cricket since the 2025 Champions Trophy, noted that he is currently unaware of any recent match practice.

"I don't have an update. I think he has not played a lot of cricket in the last 2-3 years. I think he's played one match for Bengal and one for the Duleep Trophy. So as a performer, we know what he can do, but he will need to play some cricket," Agarkar explained.

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We Would Like Ishan Kishan To Show More Performances: Agarkar

Speaking on Kishan's exclusion from the national squad, Agarkar said on his presence in the Irani Trophy squad, "Yeah, he's in the Irani Trophy team, yes. When we picked India A, he was not yet fit anyway. So he's fit now. He's a very good player as we know Ishan Kishan, but we'd like him to play a bit more cricket and show some performances."

On Thursday, Agarkar announced a fifteen-member squad for the upcoming home Test series against West Indies which will feature two test matches, scheduled to begin on October 2 in Ahmedabad. 

Despite speculation that Shubman Gill might be rested due to his involvement in India's Asia Cup T20I campaign, the selectors have opted for a full-strength squad, including Jasprit Bumrah, for the World Test Championship campaign.

Karun Nair is not in the squad. Ravindra Jadeja has been announced as the vice captain.

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Prasidh Krishna, who had a promising run in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, has been included despite suffering a head injury during India A's second match against Australia A in Lucknow on Wednesday, which forced him to leave the field.

Rishabh Pant misses out as he continues to recover from a foot injury.

IND Squad For WI Series

India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagadeesan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav.

Rest of India squad (Irani Cup): Rajat Patidar (C), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Aryan Juyal (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (VC), Yash Dhull, Shaikh Rasheed, Ishan Kishan (WK), Tanush Kotian, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Brar, Khaleel Ahmed, Akash Deep, Anshul Kamboj, Saransh Jain.

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