3 players who might be sacked for Test series against Windies

After the conclusion of the ongoing Asia Cup, India's next major assignment will be the home series against West Indies. India is slated to play 2 Tests, 5 ODIs and 3 T20s against West Indies.

India will compete with West Indies in the Test series on the back of a dismal overseas performance in England where they lost 1-4 in an unconvincing manner. India had very little positives to take from the England tour with only Virat Kohli showing consistency in his performances.

With the Indians far from being consistent, we could expect the selectors to be harsh on a few cricketers due to their performances. Here, we take a look at those cricketers who might face the axe for the Test series against West Indies.

Note: Cricketers from India's squad for the final two Tests against England have been taken into consideration.

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#3 Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav, the fast bowler from Vidarbha was deemed to be India's perfect bowler to take wickets in England as the pitches were tailor-made for him. He could have retained his place in the XI had he managed to scalp the wickets of tail-enders in quick succession.

Umesh Yadav could have fared a lot more better as he has the reputation of being the fastest bowler among Indians. With the return of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah along with the consistency shown by Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav might be axed from the squad.

#2 Dinesh Karthik

A lot was expected from Dinesh Karthik in his comeback to Test cricket owing to his consistent first-class records and rich vein of form in IPL. He also had the chance of replacing Wridhimann Saha permanently in the Test squad had he played a few big knocks and improved his glove-work.

Unfortunately for Karthik, it was not to be and he failed miserably with the bat and gloves. Karthik managed just 21 runs in two matches and dropped a lot of sitters which had a drastic impact on the game for India.

With Rishabh Pant justifying his place in the XI by displaying decent wicket-keeping skills and fine performances with the bat, Karthik might have undoubtedly lost his place to Pant.

#1 Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan was clearly the player who was given the most number of chances without any positive returns. Dhawan failed to start in the lineup only in the second Test and his form was the biggest concern.

India's continued persistence with Dhawan in Tests also angered a lot of fans as he never looked settled in the crease. In the decisive fifth Test, Dhawan scored a mere 4 runs in the whole match which was a major reason in India losing the match.

With Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal scoring runs for fun and waiting in the wings for a long time around, India might surely drop Dhawan for the Test series against West Indies.