5 players who were unlucky to not get selected for West Indies tour
The Indian squad for the limited-overs series against West Indies was selected on Thursday during the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final against Bangladesh. The selectors decided to pick almost the same team that went for the Champions Trophy, barring Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, who were both rested.
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Although the likes of Kuldeep Yadav and Rishabh Pant earned their maiden ODI call-up, there were others who were unlucky not to get selected for the West Indies tour. While the tour is not to be taken lightly, India could have included some fringe players and we look at 5 options here:
5.Jayant Yadav
The Haryana off-spinner had a good beginning in his international career last year when he impressed in the series against England.While Ashwin has had an okay Champions Trophy so far, like Ravindra Jadeja, he could have been given a bit of a break ahead of a long tour to Sri Lanka that follows.
Yadav has shown himself to be a good off-spinner and more than capable batsman and opportunity would have helped him get more exposure to international cricket.