Indian captain Rohit Sharma and youngster Yashasvi Jaiswal, who is all set to make his international debut, have landed in the West Indies for the upcoming two-match Test series starting from July 12. The first batch of the Indian Cricket Team including Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur had already arrived in Barbados on Saturday. The team will take part in a 10-day camp ahead of the India vs West Indies 1st Test. Virat Kohli, who is still on vacation, will land in the Caribbean Islands on a different flight.
Virat Kohli will be flying from London. It is still not clear when the star batter will reach West Indies. Kohli is currently enjoying his vacation with his family in England. He is expected to land in the West Indies next week, according to sources from Indian Express.
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IND vs WI: Team India to play one practice match before the Test series begins
Ahead of the two-match Test series, India will also play one two-day practice game at Kensington Oval starting o July 5 & 6. Barbados is also set to host Indian Cricket Squad for a one-week camp from (July 1-7).
Rohit Sharma & Co will kick off their World Test Championship (WTC) cycle 2023-25 against the Windies. India last featured in the WTC final against Australia. While the West Indies last played a Test series against South Africa. India and West Indies have faced each other on 98 occasions, with India winning 22 as opposed to Windies winning 30 times.
The two teams last met in the Test series in 2019 with India whitewashing the Windies by a 2-0 margin. This time also, Rohit Sharma & Co have the upper hand. However, India’s pace attack is slightly less experienced, with no Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah. The onus on leading the pace attack will be on Siraj, with Shardul Thakur, Unadkat, Navdeep Saini, and Mukesh Kumar playing the supporting roles.
India Test Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya, Rahane (vc), KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
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