Iyer says he’s unavailable for red ball cricket

Before two members of the successful Ajit Agarkar-led senior selection committee step down on Sunday, the current five-member panel will meeta last time to pick the India squad for the two-Test home series against West Indies.

- Sanjjeev K Samyal

Shreyas Iyer.

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During their tenure, they have taken some bold decisions when their mettle was tested. Suryakumar Yadav was named the T20I captain and Shubman Gill the Test skipper, while stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma went into Test retirement. In comparison, their last meeting together this week should be one of the easiest. After Gill's side exceeded expectations to draw the last Test series in England, most of the players pick themselves.

Among the couple of spots up for grabs, the selectors need to pick a wicket-keeper in place of Rishabh Pant, who is undergoing rehabilitation following his foot fracture.

Pant recently shared an Instagram post of his training session at BCCI's Centre of Excellence, Bengaluru. However, he is likely to miss out. There is no confirmation if he has resumed batting and keeping.

It isa pretty straightforward choice with Dhruv Jurel for the main keeper's role. If they pick a reserve gloveman, Narayan Jagadeesan will hold his place after being called up as cover for the Oval Test.