Rajendra Chandrika dropped by West Indies for third Test against India
Friday 5 August 2016 13:33, UK
West Indies opening batsman Rajendra Chandrika has been dropped for the third Test against India in St. Lucia next Tuesday.
Chandrika paid the price for his lack of runs in the first two tests against India and he has been replaced by Shai Hope in the 14-man squad, selectors confirmed.
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India lead the series 1-0, but West Indies took enormous heart from drawing the second Test, after appearing doomed for defeat until a stellar final-day batting effort saved the match.
Chindrika scored only 53 runs in the first two Tests, dismissed for 16, 31, 5 and 1. His Test average has dropped to 14 in 10 career innings.
Hope's average of 15 from 11 innings is not much better, though the 22-year-old from Barbados has been in good form in domestic cricket recently.
The Windies have made no other changes in the 14-man squad from the second Test.
Fast bowlers Miguel Cummins and Alzarri Joseph, and batsman Leon Johnson were in the squad for the second Test, but did not make the team.
