India's first home Test series of the current World Test Championship cycle commences as they take on West Indies in the first of the two-match Test series from Thursday (October 2). The match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After a 2-2 series draw in England, this is the first home assignment for Shubman Gill. The Indian team will have a task ahead as they are without Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli or Ravichandran Ashwin in a home Test match after more than a decade.
India vs West Indies Toss Result
West Indies captain Roston Chase won the Toss and decided to Bat first.
India vs West Indies 1st Test - Pitch Report
The Narendra Modi Stadium is expected to have a decent wicket for the match. The pitch is expected to have a tinge of grass, which may aid the pacers. As the game progresses, it will provide
assistance for the spinners.
The pitch used for the match is a Red Soil pitch, which has an even covering of grass. It will turn as well in the latter stages of the match.
India vs West Indies 1st Test Playing 11
India have gone with three spinners for this match, whereas Jasprit Bumrah also plays along with Mohammed Siraj.
"We have got 4 Tests at home before the end of the season, and we would love to win all of them. I think everyone's in great touch. The pitch has been under cover for the last few days and hopefully bowlers can capitalize on that," Shubman Gill said.
India: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
West Indies: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Alick Athanaze, Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales, Johann Layne
IND vs WI Test Squads
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), N Jagadeesan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy
West Indies Squad: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Roston Chase(c), Shai Hope(w), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican, Jediah Blades, Kevlon Anderson, Tevin Imlach
