Agarkar, in a press conference on Thursday, announced India\u2019s 15-man squad for the two home Tests against the Windies. Sudharsan, who was also part of the playing XI during the team\u2019s tour of England earlier this year, has been backed by the selectors and named in the squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Agarkar reserved praise for Sudharsan, while adding that the young players in the setup have been rising through the ranks lately, which is why the selectors believe backing them would help shape their careers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cSai has shown a lot of promise, he\u2019s a very good player. Hopefully we can give him a longish run from now on at a particular number. When people like Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma retire, those are big holes to fill, not to forget Ashwin retired a few months back and Shami hasn\u2019t played for a while now.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThose guys, for the last 10 years, have been the key players for the team. Lot of these youngers guys have shown really good signs in England which was a really tough tour, even though we didn\u2019t win it but there were lots of positives and we can build on them. Hopefully, going forward we can give these guys time to actually build their careers,\u201d Agarkar told reporters at the press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
When asked about Nair\u2019s exclusion and Devdutt Padikkal\u2019s return to the team, Agarkar said that they expected the former to do better in England, and that he couldn\u2019t live up to them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThose guys, for the last 10 years, have been the key players for the team. Lot of these youngers guys have shown really good signs in England which was a really tough tour, even though we didn\u2019t win it but there were lots of positives and we can build on them. Hopefully, going forward we can give these guys time to actually build their careers,\u201d Agarkar told reporters at the press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India and the West Indies will begin their two-match Test series on October 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n