DUBAI :India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant will miss their test series against West Indies next month as he continues to recover from a foot injury, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja taking over as vice captain, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.

Pant has been out of action since fracturing his foot during a test match against England in September. Dhruv Jurel, one of two specialist stumpers named in India's 15-man squad, is set to don the gloves against West Indies.

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar told reporters in Dubai that Jadeja was the obvious choice for vice captain when Pant was ruled out.

"He has lots of experience. I don't know about Pant's injury timeline. But he will be hopefully back for South Africa series," he added.

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