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India's batting mainstay to miss the West Indies Tests 

Recovering from an injury he sustained during the England Test series, Rishabh Pant will be out of action during the upcoming home series.

India have announced their squad for the upcoming two-Test series against West Indies starting October 2.

A major absentee in the squad is wicket-keeper-batter Rishabh Pant, who is still undergoing rehabilitation for a left foot fracture.

Pant had picked up the injury during India's fifth Test against England at The Oval back in July-August.

The upcoming series will be India's second assignment in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship cycle, having drawn the five-Test series in England 2-2.

India squad: Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, N Jagadeesan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kuldeep Yadav

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