Updated: 10 July 2023
India vs West Indies Test Series (Match 1): Pitch Report, Full Squad, Playing 11, And Broadcast Details. 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. However, this all-format tour of India will last till August 13th.
India will play five Twenty20 Internationals two Tests and three One-Day Internationals in the West Indies and the United States. 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 first test match will be played in Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica.
Windsor Park Pitch And Roseau Weather Report
The pitch at Windsor Park has become increasingly like a regular Test surface over the years, favouring faster bowlers on the first day and becoming easier to bat on days 2 and 3. Spinners, on the other hand, come into action in the latter two days of a Test when the pitch wears down and have taken a fair share of wickets.
The venue’s average scores also imply that the side batting second scored the most runs in the field. Furthermore, the teams chasing in the latter innings have often chased small targets comparing to the bigger ones.
Dominica Weather Report
From July 12 to July 16, the weather in Roseau shows partly cloudy skies with a pleasant climate on day 2 and 3, but possibilities of showers averaging 45% on days 1, 4, and 5.
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Team India Full Squad And Playing XI
The BCCI named the India cricket team squad for the Test series against the West Indies on June 23, 2023. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Mukesh Kumar are the three additions to India’s Test team, while Cheteshwar Pujara has been omitted. Md Shami, the pace bowler, is rested, while Umesh Yadav is replaced by Navdeep Saini. Following is the 15 men’s squad of Team India against WI
Batsman: Rohit Sharma (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur
Probable Playing XI of India
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur
Team West Indies Full Squad And Playing XI
After Gudakesh Motie’s (lead spinner) injury, spin-bowling all-rounder Rahkeem Cornwall returned to West Indies squad with a gap of 2 years. Rahkeem hasn’t played red ball cricket since November 2021. The first Test will be a toss-up between him and Warrican, as the hosts are expected to field three specialist pacers against the powerful Indian batting squad.
Following are the 13 men squad of West Indies against India
Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jason Holder, Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Jomel Warrican
Probable Playing XI of West Indies
Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jason Holder, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Jomel Warrican
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Ind vs WI Broadcast Details
India vs West Indies Test series live streaming will be available on two OTT platforms, FanCode and JioCinema. The India Tour of the West Indies matches will be televised live on the Doordarshan Network’s DD Sports channel only.
