‘What did selectors learn that they didn’t know already?’ – Sunil Gavaskar questions Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli’s inclusion in West Indies Tests

Rohit Sharma & Sunil Gavaskar. (Photo Source: Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto & Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Under the able leadership of Rohit Sharma, India managed to secure the two-match Test series against West Indies. In the first match, the team absolutely outclassed the home team, winning by an innings and 142 runs while in the second, the match ended on level terms after rain played a spoilsport on Day 5. Youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal was terrific throughout the series while the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Mohammed Siraj too impressed with their performances.

However, former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar isn’t too happy with the Test series against West Indies. He believes that the selectors should have picked a young team and could have given rest to Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have already proved themselves in international cricket. He added saying that it was the perfect platform for the selectors and the team management to test the youngsters and groom them for the future.

“The runs scored by Rohit and Kohli against this West Indies attack begs the question what did the selectors learn that they didn’t know already. Wouldn’t it have been better to try out some youngsters and see how they take to Test cricket or is it that the selectors don’t want any sort of challenge from the younger lot to the established players,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for the Mid-Day.

Let’s see if there is going to be any change after Ajit Agarkar’s appointment: Gavaskar

After a lot of drama surrounding Chetan Sharma, the Board of Control for Cricket in India appointed Ajit Agarkar as the chief selector of the Indian team. Speaking about the same, Gavaskar commented that he isn’t extremely sure if everything will be changed but expects the former cricket to build a team for the future.

“Now that Ajit Agarkar has come on board as the Chairman of the selection committee let’s see if there is going to be any change in the approach to building a team for the future or if it’s going to be the same old story of the Indian team being the bridesmaid but not the bride,” he wrote.