Fans react to Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal making debut in India vs West Indies 1st Test, ‘It’s tough for Ruturaj Gaikwad’

Youngsters Ishan Kishan and Yashasvi Jaiswal made their Test debuts for Team India against West Indies in the first game of the tour at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica.

Jaiswal has impressed in the IPL 2023 season as well as his stellar performances in domestic cricket have helped him in his work. Kishan, on the other hand, got his chance ahead of KS Bharat, who hasn’t scored with the bat for India in the last ten innings. (From MS Dhoni to Adam Gilchrist: Most wicket-keeper batsmen in Test cricket – in pictures)

However, there was one name fans were hoping to see in the lineup and his omission in the first game did not go down well with netizens. There was disappointment on social media after Ruturaj Gaikwad missed the first Test against the West Indies.

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Check out the mixed reactions here:

I think if India really wanted to strengthen their batting lineup then they should have gone with Ruturaj Gaikwad instead of Shardul Thakur as they preferred Shardul over specialist bowler. – Virat Kohli Fan (@ImVkohillll) 12 July 2023

Rituraj Gaikwad pic.twitter.com/8WrH7cvopT— dashariv (@dashariv) 12 July 2023

It’s tough being Rituraj Gaikwad

Gill’s fans hate him.
Some fans of Rohit hate him.
70-80% of Virat fans hate him.
KKR fans hate him.
Some RR fans hate him.
Some GG fans hate him.
Some DC fans hate him.
etc.

All these haters and trolls because he is a CSK player.pic.twitter.com/kbv9vCmHXk— Zyan (@WeRCricketer) 12 July 2023

If Jaiswal gets Test cap from Rohit, he will have a Test career
Ishan got test cap from Virat
Very sad that his test career will be

hard luck ishan#IndianCricket— Raj Singh (@45264rs) 12 July 2023

Jaiswal’s first Test cap, I’ll be sitting when he comes out to bat (@musabarian) 12 July 2023

#sabjawaabdenge @JioCinema @cricketaakash @RPSingh You don’t feel like a captain, Rohit remains calm, the youth who got Jaiswal’s cap today, he can score 100 from Rohit sir, confidence will help

– @imsajal (@sajalsinha4) 12 July 2023

Talking about the match, in the first Test of the two-match series, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and decided to bat against India. The match is being played in Dominica. Brathwaite said at the time of the toss that the team would work towards bringing consistency in their performance.

“The surface is generally dry but there is moisture in the first hour. We had a ten-day camp in Antigua. Lara was there, it was good for our young batsmen. We saw ourselves in a good position in the last WTC cycle What happened we need consistency and keeping it together. Want the boys to stay positive… Alik Athanaz will get a chance to make his debut.”

West Indies finished 8th in the last two WTC cycles.

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said the team has played consistently good cricket and made it to two WTC finals.

“We started with Barbados, played a warm-up game there. We’ve prepared well here, although the rain played spoilsport a bit. (Learning from last WTC cycle) The championship final is still a few years away. We’ve played a few “Constant cricket, so we’ve played two finals. It’s something we can take forward.”

“There are a lot of new guys in the team, so hopefully we can take a good approach from the last two cycles. This cycle will be no different. (Debutants) just want them to have fun. They will be nervous but it is our responsibility to make sure they enjoy. Those guys have potential and I hope we can give them all the comfort and happiness they need on the field.”