India vs West Indies: 3 players who should not be picked for the Test series against the West Indies

India had a Test series to forget in England. They were hammered 1-4 by the home side and were beaten comprehensively in all three departments. Except Virat Kohli, almost everyone's batting performance was mediocre.

On the other hand, the Indian bowlers were up to their mark and almost got all the twenty English wickets in all the matches. They worked really hard but were, unfortunately, let down by the Indian batsmen.

Hence, the selectors need to go back to the drawing room and take serious calls in order to drop some senior players who have underperformed in this recently concluded series. With the Indian team playing Test matches in Australia in December, the selectors should give chances to youngsters against the West Indies in order to prepare them to face Australia.

Let us have a look at the 3 players who should be dropped against the West Indies.

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#3 Shikhar Dhawan

England v India: Specsavers 4th Test - Day Two

Shikhar Dhawan had a horrible series in England. Despite getting starts, he was unable to convert them into a big score and hence added pressure on the middle-order due to his failures. His footwork was poor, he played down the wrong line and hence was easily dismissed on numerous occasions by Anderson and Broad.

In 8 innings, Dhawan managed to score just 162 runs at a poor average of 20.25. He didn't even once in the series score more than 50 runs. Hence, it's time that Dhawan should be dropped from the side, and a young talented batsman like Prithvi Shaw should take his place in the Indian Test team against the West Indies.

It would be pretty interesting if the selectors persist with Dhawan in the future.

#2 Hardik Pandya

England v India: Specsavers 4th Test - Day Three

Hardik Pandya had a very average series in England, and hence was dropped in the last Test in favour of Vihari. Despite being termed by many as the next Kapil Dev of India, Pandya is not living up to this tag with the bat or the ball. His only standout performance came in the 3rd Test match, when he picked up a five-wicket haul and scored some crucial runs for India.

In 8 innings, Pandya scored just 164 runs at an average of 23.42. With the ball, he managed to take 10 wickets in 6 innings at an average of 24.70 and an economy rate of 3.84. Hence, the above stats suggest that Hardik Pandya has underperformed with both the bat and ball and so should be dropped against the West Indies.

#1 Ajinkya Rahane

England v India: Specsavers 4th Test - Day Four

Ajinkya Rahane has flopped with the bat miserably in this series. Regarded as India's best batsman in overseas conditions, Rahane has certainly underperformed in England and has made technical errors which ordinarily a player of his quality will never make. He frequently throughout the series edged the ball to the slips or got out leg-before-wicket to an inswinger, which is quite unusual for a player of his class.

In 10 innings, Rahane managed to score 257 runs at an average of 25.70. Hence, the selectors should take the call to drop Rahane, so that he can ponder about what went wrong in England, and play domestic cricket in order to regain his form back.