Virat Kohli

Jasprit Bumrah

Ambati Rayudu

There has been a big question mark over the team selection for next month’s tour of the West Indies. With some key Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials here in London, there may be a chance that the meeting could take place on July 19. Initially, there were suggestions that the meeting could happen on July 17 or 18 but it could now get postponed by a day.That is about the schedule and what about the personnel? Reports and speculations have been rife that some important members of the World Cup squad may skip the tour, but it now turns out that a fullstrength squad will be picked for the series in the Caribbean, where India will play three Twenty20 Internationals, three ODI and two Tests.It means most in India’s World Cup squad, barring one or two exceptions due to workload management, will not be rested. More significantly,is expected to be part of the one-month long tour that starts on August 3 and ends on September 3. Someone like, who has become a precious bowler for India, may be given a break considering the fact there is a lot of cricket ahead. The entire support staff is also expected to accompany the side.Now for the obvious question about MS Dhoni. There is a thinking the former captain will inform the BCCI about his career or availability for the tour. If not, then there may be a chance that the BCCI could think of ‘resting’ him like they did for the Twenty20 series against Australia last year. But clarity on this should emerge by July 19. Everyone is waiting to hear from him. Like many Indian players, he was in London till yesterday.The series is important considering that the four-year World Test championship cycle will start in the Caribbean with two five-day matches between India and West Indies.Meanwhile, there is a meeting of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in Delhi today, and there is every chance that it will discuss recent reports of rift in the side. There are also reports in the Andhra Pradesh media where, disturbingly, caste factor is being cited as the reasons for the non-selection ofin the World Cup squad. Since India exited from the World Cup, Rayudu’s non-selection has become a big talking point in India’s cricket circles