Wriddhiman Saha will don the whites in international cricket again when India takes on South Africa, while Rishabh Pant is sidelined after significant performances in England and Australia.
India will be fielding two spinners and pacers each while Rohit Sharma is set to open the batting in Tests for the first time in his career.
Wriddhiman Saha will be returning to the Test side for the first time since January 2018.
While the world accepts the fact that Pant is one of the most destructive batsmen at present, the general feeling is that his keeping still needs quite a bit of improvement.
Rishabh Pant could be replaced by Wriddhiman Saha for the first Test against South Africa in Vizag.
Indian youngster Shubman Gill and Wriddhiman Saha are named the captains of India A for the two four-day games against South Africa A.
Wriddhiman and Hanuma Vihari the two Test specialists who have been included in the A squad to prepare for the two-Test series starting late August.
Wriddhiman Saha has been picked ahead of Rishabh Pant in the India 'A' squad for the multi-day games against West Indies 'A' while K.S. Bharat is the second-choice keeper.
Wriddhiman Saha said that Rishabh Pant grabbed his opportunity with both hands and now the selectors will have to decide the way forward.
Sceptics have cast doubts that Pant's batting ability could make an international comeback difficult for the Bengal stumper but Saha remains unfazed.
This is Saha's second century of his T20 career. His first hundred had come way back in 2014 during the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Praising the 21-year old who is now making a case for himself across formats, Saha said Pant has proved himself since making his debut.
Ishant, who missed out on the final Test against Australia in Sydney owing to an injury is now fit and will be unleashing his thunderbolts against Jharkhand in Delhi's opening game at Vijaywada.
The former India Test wicketkeeper batsman, who went under the knife for a shoulder injury, is set to return to action for the first time since May 25, 2018.
The 34-year-old Saha has been India's number one wicketkeeper in Test cricket since MS Dhoni's retirement in December 2014, is undergoing rehab for his shoulder surgery.
Saha will begin his rehabilitation at National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru after completing a mandatory three-week rest period.
Saha underwent the surgery after speculations that the Test wicketkeeper's problem was compounded by a "bungled" rehabilitation programme at the NCA.
Saha will undergo a surgery on his shoulder in Manchester at the end of July or beginning of August, the BCCI confirmed on Saturday.
Saha has been out of action, citing a thumb injury sustained during this year's IPL, but it has now come to light that the problem is much bigger than what was initially assessed.
The BCCI named Karthik as Saha's replacement for Afghanistan's debut Test match to be held in Bengaluru starting June 14.
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