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"Guardian Media understands that the four Test matches will be played in Antigua, St Lucia, Jamaica and T&T, during the months of July and August."

http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2016-03 ... st-matches

Blimey! India must be taking their upcoming test series against England seriously.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/conte ... 18589.html

"Mumbai pacer Shardul Thakur has been picked in the 17-member squad for the four-Test tour of the West Indies in July-August. The squad also includes fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who has not played international cricket since March 2015 due to injuries. Virat Kohli will captain the team, while Ajinkya Rahane has been named vice-captain."

Surprised fazal got a call up to Zimbabwe series, when ever I see him thought of him as an avergrae batsman never actually thought he would ever get picked for india in a squad.
would have picked Iyer instead.
Also one of the cricinfo comment was funny just because he played club cricket in england it automatically means he got against swing bowling or moving ball lolz.

I see Stuart Binny is still knocking around.

India to go 2+2?

Have WI much of a chance? India on the road isn't entirely a juggernaut, but the pitches will be quite familiar to them. The Indian batting looks too strong. And Ashwin is probably the world's leading spinner now. Best average for those having taken 40 wickets in the last two years, by a long way. And top wicket taker away from home in that period too.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:I see Stuart Binny is still knocking around.

India to go 2+2?

Have WI much of a chance? India on the road isn't entirely a juggernaut, but the pitches will be quite familiar to them. The Indian batting looks too strong. And Ashwin is probably the world's leading spinner now. Best average for those having taken 40 wickets in the last two years, by a long way. And top wicket taker away from home in that period too.

likely to be 3+2 really can't see binny playing, unless the batting struggles and they need the extra batting.

Seventeen players, one keeper.

Kl Rahul can keep.

really hope Kuldeep Yadav is in the mix for the england, NZ or Banglandesh games really like his bowling.

2 tour games and 4 Test matches

First Test july 21 Antiqua and Barbuda
Second Test july 30 Jamaica
third Test August 9 St Lucia
4th Test August 18 Trindiad and Tobago

WI are lucky that india are giving them a long tong.

Could be a tougher tour than you think? England have struggled there.

Gingerfinch wrote:Could be a tougher tour than you think? England have struggled there.

Yeah suspect it would be tricky to take 20 wickets consistently.
Although india got the advantage of having better spinners than england which could be crucial in winning the series.

Hopefully WI team actually turn up, reckon Kohli should just call them mediocre so they actually attempt to play well.

No one still knows which team will turn up since it clashes with the Carribean T20.

bhaveshgor wrote:2 tour games and 4 Test matches

First Test july 21 Antiqua and Barbuda
Second Test july 30 Jamaica
third Test August 9 St Lucia
4th Test August 18 Trindiad and Tobago

WI are lucky that india are giving them a long tong.

In a bit more detail....

Sat Jul 9 - Sun Jul 10
TBC v Indians
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Thu Jul 14 - Sat Jul 16
TBC v Indians
Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Thu Jul 21 - Mon Jul 25 10:00 local (14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)
1st Test - West Indies v India
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Sat Jul 30 - Wed Aug 3 10:00 local (15:00 GMT | 16:00 BST)
2nd Test - West Indies v India
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

Tue Aug 9 - Sat Aug 13 10:00 local (14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)
3rd Test - West Indies v India
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet

Thu Aug 18 - Mon Aug 22 10:00 local (14:00 GMT | 15:00 BST)
4th Test - West Indies v India
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Mike you reckon the warm up games will be decent opposition or would India have to have nets in the middle, although might not matter too much Indian players are not too keen on proper games they really prefer bowling a few overs and batting a bit and then letting all players have a small part in the game.

bhaveshgor wrote:Mike you reckon the warm up games will be decent opposition or would India have to have nets in the middle, although might not matter too much Indian players are not too keen on proper games they really prefer bowling a few overs and batting a bit and then letting all players have a small part in the game.

Well, I don't expect the Test team to be decent opposition, so it's hard to expect the warm-up matches to be decent opposition. There was an embarrassing situation when we played England there last year....

I just hope that the WICB field an A team, and not some St Kitts XI....