India tour of West Indies: BCCI picks Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad in the Test Squad

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Friday (June 23) announced the Indian team for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal have received their maiden Test call-up for the upcoming WTC series. The BCCI named both the rising stars of Indian cricket in the squad for the two-match Test series, starting from July 12.

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Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the team in the Test format and Shubman Gill has retained his place as well. Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara has lost his place after failing to impress in the recently concluded ICC World Test Championship final against Australia.

It looks like either Ruturaj Gaikwad or Yashasvi Jaiswal will receive his debut Test cap on July 12, taking Pujara's place in the playing XI. Here's how fans on Twitter reacted to their maiden Test call-up.

Ruturaj Gaikwad in First-class Cricket:

• Innings - 47
• Runs - 1941
• Average - 42.19
• HS - 195
• Centuries - 6
• Half-Centuries - 9

Ruturaj Gaikwad in List A format:

• Innings - 71
• Runs - 4034
• Average - 61.12
• HS - 220*
• Centuries - 15
• Half-Centuries - 16

He Got the deserving call and also got included in the ODI set-up in India's tour of the West Indies

India tour of West Indies: Either Jaiswal or Gaikwad will make his Test debut against West Indies

Yashasvi Jaiswal in First-class Cricket:

• Innings - 26
• Runs - 1845
• Average - 80.21
• HS - 265
• Centuries - 9
• Half-Centuries - 2

Yashasvi Jaiswal in List A Format:

• Innings - 32
• Runs - 1511
• Average - 53.96
• HS - 203
• Centuries - 5
• Half-Centuries - 7

The 21-year-old Jaiswal worked so hard in domestic cricket and continued his good run for India A and now he finally got the deserving call into the Test team in the new cycle.