Indian cricket team is all set to kickstart Caribbean tour starting with two match test series from tomorrow that is 12th July. The first test will be played at Windsor Park in Dominica from 12 to 16 July. While both the teams will begin their run for next ICC World Test Championship.
After losing in the final of the ICC WTC 2021-23 against Australia in the last month Indian Cricket Team is all set to faceoff against underachievers West Indies who recently got kicked out from the ICC ODI Worldcup 2023 for the first time in history. WI will look up to dominating the strong Indian side to prove themselves and stay solid in the cricket eternity.
Indian test side will many young & debutants faces in their cart. While Pujara getting way out from the squad players like Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal & Mukesh Kumar will be seen in the field. Navdeep Saini & Jaydev Unadkat too will be seen again in the jumbo squad along with veterans, Rohit Sharma as captain & Ajinkya Rahane as Vice Caption.
Pitch Report: The pitch at Windsor Park is known to be a good batting surface. However, it can also be spin-friendly, especially as the match progresses. This means that both teams will need to be prepared to play on different types of pitches.
Squads:
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood (VC), Joshua Da Silva (WK), Alick Athanaze, Rahkeem Cornwall, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Jomel Warrican
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Ajinkya Rahane (VC), KS Bharat (WK), Ishan Kishan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubhman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Kumar, Axar Patel, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat