The loss in the World Test Championship final and the beginning of the new cycle to qualify for the next final in 2025 was a terrific opportunity for Indian cricket to blood new talent. West Indies are no more the force they were in the last century as can be seen by the fact that they are currently playing in Zimbabwe to try and qualify for the ODI World Cup that they won twice in the 70s. So picking some younger players for the Test series would have made more sense. What is Indian cricket going to learn by picking the same seniors for the two Test matches who have now failed to deliver in two World Test Championship finals. How does it even matter if they score heaps of runs and take bunches of wickets in the Caribbean apart from it bulking up their individual career stats. More importantly, the seniors who are certainties for the World Cup in October could have done with a bit of rest after the busy season they have had over the last six months. With the World Cup in mind they should focus only on white-ball cricket and prepare for what promises to be an exciting World Cup.

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