Team India will embark on an all-format tour to the West Indies. India and WI will play their 1st test from July 12 of the third cycle of the World Test Championship 2023-25 and this all-format tour of India will last till August 13th. The last time India visited the West Indies was in 2022, when they won the T20 series by 4-1 and the ODI series by 3-0. Moreover, India’s last visit in the West Indies for test match was in 2019.
The two teams are set to face each other in Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica on July 12, 2023 with Team India led by Rohit Sharma, and Kraigg Brathwaite will be the captain of Team West Indies. Both the teams have many superstars in their squad and the fans are expecting a blockbuster match between the visitors India and hosts West Indies. However, a few key players from both these teams will have to showcase their talent on the field.
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IND vs WI: Team Updates for 1st Match between India and West Indies
India (IND) Team Updates
- Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma will probably open the inning.
- Ishan Kishan/Ruturaj Gaikwad will bat at the one-down position in absence of Cheteshwar Pujara.
- Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane will handle the middle-order batting.
- Rohit Sharma will lead the India as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
- Ishan Kishan will do the Wicket Keeping for India.
- Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
- Mohammed Siraj and Shardul Thakur will lead the pace attack of his team.
West Indies (WI) Team Updates
- Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul will probably open the inning.
- Alick Athanaze will bat at the one-down position.
- Jermaine Blackwood and Raymon Reifer will handle the middle-order batting.
- Kraigg Brathwaite will lead the West Indies as a Captain. He is also a good Batsman
- Joshua Da Silva will do the Wicket-Keeping for West Indies. He was the highest fantasy points gainer in the previous match.
- Rahkeem Cornwall will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
- Kemar Roach and Alzarri Joseph will lead the pace attack of his team.