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Rohit Set To Lead India Against West Indies; Big Changes Expected In Test Squad

image-lj2uhbdyMohammed Siraj and Rohit Sharma during WTC Final (AP Photo)

India's tour of West Indies is all set to start from 12th of July with a two-match Test series and the squad for the same is likely to be announced on 21st of June. India would be playing their first series after a heartbreak in the WTC Final against the Aussies and we can expect some bold changes in the Indian Test squad.

According to OneCricket's source, Rohit Sharma is set to continue as a Test skipper at least for the Windies series but we can expect plenty of youngsters to get their opportunities in Indian whites against the Men in Maroon.  Young batting superstars like Ruturaj Gaikwad and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in line to make it to the 15-member squad and one of them can bat at number 3 in place of Cheteshwar Pujara.

On the bowling front, either Siraj or Shami will be surely rested and Arshdeep Singh who is playing for Kent currently in County Cricket might get his first Test cap in this series. There has been lot of demands since the debacle of WTC to bring in new blood in the squad as the current crop of players seem to struggle in high-pressure knockout games.

Ajinkya Rahane who made a wild-card entry in the WTC Final will also retain his place and Ishan Kishan may also make his Test debut in place of Srikar Bharat. Umesh Yadav's place in the team is also under the cloud and we might see a whole new-look Indian bowling attack against the Windies.

The first Test will start on 12th of July and will be played at Windsor Park, Dominica while the second Test which be starting on 20th of July and will be played at the famous Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad.

The Test series will be followed by three-match ODI series along with five-match T20I series. The last two games of the T20I series will be played in USA and Hardik Pandya is all set to lead T20 team again with seniors players resting from the format.