2 opening combinations that India can try in Tests against West Indies

India is all set to tour West Indies for the full tour. The two teams will lock horns with each other in the two Tests, 3 ODIs and the five-match T20I series. The tour will kick start with a two-match Test series. The first game will be played from July 12th to 17th followed by the second and the final Test to be played from July 20th to 24th. The focus will then move towards the ODI series. The first match will be played on 27th July followed by the second and third games to be played on 29th July and August 1st. India’s tour to West India will end with the T20 series. The first game will be played on the 4th of August whereas the second and third games are slated to be played on the 6th and 8th of August. The last two games of the series are to be taken place on the 12th and 13th of August. 

2 opening combinations that India can try in Tests against West Indies 

The focus will be on the Test series first as the eyes will be on the team, especially after their loss in the final of the ICC World Test Championship. The BCCI recently named the squad for the two-match series and it saw seniors getting dropped and youngsters getting opportunities. In this piece, we will take a look at 2 opening combinations that India can try in Tests against West Indies. 

NEWS – India’s squads for West Indies Tests and ODI series announced.

TEST Squad: Rohit Sharma (Capt), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd.… pic.twitter.com/w6IzLEhy63

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Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal 

One of the opening combinations that India can try in Tests against West Indies is they can bring Yashasvi Jaiswal to open the innings at the top alongside Rohit Sharma. This will allow even Shubman Gill to flourish in this format and he can bat at No.3. Opening with Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal will allow the team to have the left-right combination for the team, which can be tricky for the opposition as well. Also with Rohit Sharma being the senior will allow young Yashasvi Jaiswal to take the right decisions and play well. The southpaw has been scoring truckloads of runs for the team in the domestic circuit and would be looking to set the stage on fire at the international level as well. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal said, "my father started crying when he got to know I'm selected for India". (To PTI). pic.twitter.com/h1tliJiawW

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Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill 

Another opening combination that India can try in Tests against West Indies is they can open with Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, keeping an eye on the future. Both of these batters are really free flowing and can help the team get a flying start with the new ball. Rohit Sharma can shift himself to 3 and this can help the team have a mixture of youth and experience. With management looking to shape the team for the future, this can be a great move going ahead