The 21-year-old Yashasvi, who had an astonishing IPL 2023 season, acquired his debut Test cap from his Mumbai senior and India captain Rohit Sharma. Ishan bought the coveted cap from the run machine Virat Kohli.
While Yashasvi will open the batting alongside India captain Rohit, the wicketkeeper-batsman Ishan might be seen within the center order. Yashasvi was additionally chosen as a stand-by participant for the World Test Championship Final towards Australia which India misplaced by 209 runs.
Talking about debutants Yashasvi and Ishan, Rohit, in the course of the toss, mentioned: “Just want them to enjoy. They will have nerves but it’s our responsibility to make sure they enjoy it. Those guys have the potential and I hope we can give them all the comfort and happiness they need on the ground.”
Playing XIs:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohammed Siraj
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alick Athanaze, Joshua Da Silva (wicketkeeper), Jason Holder, Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach and Jomel Warrican
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com