New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Chief selector Ajit Agarkar has opened up on the omission of middle-order batter Karun Nair from India's Test squad for the upcoming home Test series against West Indies.

Nair, who returned to the Test side earlier this year, managed 205 runs in four matches against England, including a fifty, at an average of 25.62. His last appearance came in the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, where he scored a fighting half-century, which India won by just 6 runs.

Explaining the selection call, Agarkar said, "I mean obviously, frankly, we expected a little bit more from him, he has played four Tests. We have spoken about one innings. As the way it is, I mean, we feel Padikkal (Devdutt) offers a little bit more at ...