Indian Selectors worried over Test and ODI squad, particularly the openers for the tour of West Indies
India is scheduled to tour http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 and for that purpose Indian selectors will have a rendezvous today in Chennai, to select the squad for the Test Series against West Indies starting from June.
ESPNcricinfo has learnt that M Vijay and Parthiv Patel are at the top of the candidates list for the position of Indian openers, vacated by the explosive batsmen http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447, because of shoulder injuries
The right-handed batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as an opening batsman, can replace a regular Indian opener in Test when needed.
He has scored 509 runs in eight Tests with an average of 42.41 which clearly shows that he is entirely capable of opening the batting for India in Test matches.
Vijay has only one hundred and a couple of fifties in his small Test Career. The only ton that he has under his belt been came against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 last year in Bangalore.
The second candidate for the position, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Parthiv-Ajay-Patel-c80778, has represented India in the Test format only once, since October 2004.
Another Indian emerging talent, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737, has also grabbed the attention of the selectors because of his recent One Day International (ODI) form. He has scored 1107 runs during the last year in just 31 ODIs and has accumulated three tons and seven half-tons during that span of time.
He is also second top scorer in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), just five runs behind the West Indian opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CH-Gayle-c1221, who plays for Bangalore.
The right-handed http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CA-Pujara-c1209, is also in the line-up for selection in the Indian national team.
The 23-year-old batsman has played only one Test and scored 76 runs with an average of 38, including a half century against the Kangaroos on debut and was also selected for the tour of the Proteas.
He has missed the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s IPL campaign due to knee injury but has recovered recently.
The seasoned left-handed explosive Indian batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364, is expectant to make his Test comeback.
He has played 34 Tests for India and has scored 1639 runs with an average of 35.63. He last appeared in a Test a year back against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 due to his poor form.
The most experienced players of the Indian team including the Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Peter-Willey-c81951 take rest during the ODI series against the Caribbean but are likely to take part in the Test series.
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