October 2, 2025, brings the curtain up on an eagerly awaited chapter of India’s home Test season as the Men in Blue clash with the West Indies in the opening match of a two-Test series at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, the pre-match buzz has been dominated by a single burning question: Is Jasprit Bumrah omitted from the playing XI? The answer, as confirmed by captain Shubman Gill in his toss-time address, is a resounding no