Rohit Sharma last played a Test match for India was against South Africa in Jan
Rohit Sharma's snub from the Indian Test squad against West Indies has raised many eyebrows and besides the fans, a former captain and a spinner have raised the issue as well. Sourav Ganguly and Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to question Rohit's absence from the Test squad against West Indies.
Rohit received plenty of praise after he led the Men in Blue to clinch a record 7th Asia Cup trophy. He was also the second highest run-scorer after Shikhar Dhawan in the tournament.
The inform cricketer was not selected for the Test squad against England and now a home series against Windies. The selectors dropped Shikhar Dhawan as well, however, the opener had a poor run during the five-match Test series against England which India lost 1-4. Opener Murali Vijay was also not apart of the squad as he failed to get going in England, dropping him after playing three Tests.
Harbhajan slammed the selectors for not including Rohit in the 15-man Test squad.
Former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly was left 'surprised' after Rohit was not included in the Test squad.
The explosive opener hasn't been as successful in Test cricket like he is in the limited-overs format. Since making his Test debut in 2013, Rohit has played 25 Tests for India, scoring 1,479 runs at an average of 39.97.
Rohit last played a Test match for India was earlier this year during the tour of South Africa, where he struggled to get going against the Proteas.
Instead, the selectors have called Mayank Agarwal and Prithvi Shaw who might take the opener's role in the two-match Test series against the Caribbean side.
On the other hand, seamers Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah have been rested, keeping in mind the tour of Australia later this year. Hardik Pandya has also been rested as he suffered a back injury in the opening match of the Asia Cup. Pacer Ishant Sharma has also been rested as he recovers from an injury.
India will play the 1st Test against West Indies in Rajkot, which commences from October 4.
India Test Squad against West Indies: Virat Kohli (captain), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), R shwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur.
