The India tour of West Indies will start tomorrow and the Indian team will be playing after a one-month break. Two tests, three ODIs, and five T20 Internationals will make up the India trip to the West Indies. The final two T20 International matches will be held in Lauderhill, Florida, USA. You can find all the information you need on the West Indies’ India visit here.
Tests
Many controversies were brought about by the announcement of the Indian test team. Four openers were chosen, but Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has consistently performed for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy and on India A tours, was not one of them. Along with the veteran Cheteshwar Pujara, who was dropped from the team, Sarfaraz Khan was another noticeable omission from the lineup. Ajinkya Rahane was selected vice-captain for the trip after making his return to the test team after more than a year in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final.
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Test Schedule
1st Test
West Indies vs India, Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica, 12th July to 16th July, 7:30 PM (IST)
2nd Test
West Indies vs India, Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 20th July to 16th July, 7:30 PM (IST)
Squads
India’s Squad
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
West Indies Squad for the 1st Test
Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Jermaine Blackwood (Vice Captain), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jomel Warrican Traveling Reserves: Tevin Imlach, Akeem Jordan.
ODIs
The ODI series will be the Indian team’s main priority. The ODI World Cup will be hosted by the Indian side later this year, while the West Indies failed to qualify for the World Cup for the first time ever. Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav are two players who will be competing for the number four slot in the starting XI.
ODI Schedule
1st ODI
West Indies vs India, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, 27th July, 7:00 PM (IST)
2nd ODI
West Indies vs India, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, 29th July, 7:00 PM (IST)
3rd ODI
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West Indies vs India, Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad, 1st August, 7:00 PM (IST)
Squads
India’s squad
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Mohd. Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar.
T20Is
Performers from the Indian Premier League were largely disregarded when the Indian T20I squad was recently announced. Despite the T20Is being perhaps his greatest format, Ruturaj Gaikwad was not selected for the team on the other hand he was picked in the test team. Players like Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh went unnoticed. Despite recent IPL seasons being average, Ishan Kishan was selected. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were not re-selected for the team. The veteran duo’s final match was in the 10-wicket loss to England in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup.
T20I Schedule
1st T20I
West Indies vs India, Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad, 3rd August, 8:00 PM (IST)
2nd T20I
West Indies vs India, Providence Stadium, Guyana, 6th August, 8:00 PM (IST)
3rd T20I
West Indies vs India, Providence Stadium, Guyana, 8th August, 8:00 PM (IST)
4th T20I
West Indies vs India, Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida, 12th August, 8:00 PM (IST)
5th T20I
West Indies vs India, Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground, Lauderhill, Florida, 13th August, 8:00 PM (IST)
Squads
India’s T20I squad
Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Surya Kumar Yadav (VC), Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya (C), Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Avesh Khan, Mukesh Kumar.
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