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India name unchanged squad for 2nd Test

Last updated on: October 11, 2018 12:17 IST

Cheteshwar Pujara practices in the nets in Hyderabad on Wednesday

IMAGE: Cheteshwar Pujara practices in the nets in Hyderabad on Wednesday, October 10. Photograph: BCCI/Twitter

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced an unchanged India squad for the second Test against the West Indies, which begins in Hyderabad on Friday, October 12.

The selectors have decided to persist with struggling opener K L Rahul who has gone through a string of poor scores.

 

Rahul's opening partner will be 18-year-old Prithvi Shaw who scored a century on his Test debut in Rajkot.

India lead the two-Test series 1-0.

India: Virat Kohli (captain), K L Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur.