The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will reveal the roster for the next two-match Test series against the West Indies on Thursday, September 25. The first Test will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from October 2-6, with the second taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from October 10-14.
According to Gaurav Gupta of The Times of India, Ajit Agarkar, the BCCI’s top selector, will unveil the squad on Thursday afternoon in Dubai.
India has had a promising start to their World Test Championship (WTC) campaign in the 2025-2027 cycle, drawing a five-match series 2-2 against England in the United Kingdom. Shubman Gill led a youthful Indian squad from the front, scoring 754 runs in 10 innings for an average of 75.40. The Men in Blue secured victories in Birmingham and London.
India will start the two-match home Test series against the West Indies as favourites.
They will aim for a perfect score against the Caribbean side. India will want to forget about their last home Test series, which they lost 3-0 to New Zealand late last year.
The West Indies began their World Cup campaign with a series against Australia in June and July. The Roston Chase-led team dropped all three matches in the one-sided home series.
India and the West Indies have played 100 matches in the game’s longest format. The Asians have won 23 matches, while the Caribbeans have won 30. 47 matches ended in a tie.
The last meeting between these two teams in the red-ball format was in July 2023 in the Caribbean. India won the two-match Test series 1-0. This was the same series where Yashasvi Jaiswal made his international debut. In the first Test, the southpaw smashed 171 off 387 balls in Roseau, Dominica, hitting 16 fours and one six.
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