India vs West Indies 2016: India Probable Playing XI

7) Ravindra Jadeja

Ravindra Jadeja will hope to carry on his good run

Virat Kohli’s insistence on playing a 6-5 combination makes the #7 position one of the most important in the squad. There are plenty of options at ths position, but the 27 year old from Saurashtra should just have the slight edge given his performance in the last few Tests for India and the fact that he could be very useful with the bat. His recent form has seen him shoot up the Test rankings, sitting pretty at #6. He put in a supreme performance in the second tour match, picking up 4 wickets and scoring a half-century. ‘Sir Ravindra Jadeja’ is not often given credit when its due for a number of reasons, but he is a great guy to have in the team. Ravindra Jadeja, the rockstar at #7.

On standby:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been exceptional lately, his stock in the limited overs format of the game rising exponentially. He might get a look in for the very first Test if Kohli decides to go with 3 seamers instead of 3 seamers.