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The schedule for the tour:



• 1st Test October 4 – 8 Rajkot

• 2nd Test October 12 – 16 Hyderabad

• 1st ODI October 21 Guwahati

• 2nd ODI October 24 Indore

• 3rd ODI October 27 Pune

• 4th ODI October 29 Mumbai

• 5th ODI November 1 Trivanthapuram

• 1st T20I November 4 Kolkata

• 2nd T20I November 6 Kanpur-Lucknow

• 3rd T20I November 11 Chennai

https://www.cricketworld.com/west-indie ... /52547.htm

he Selection Panel has assembled a 15-man squad for the Tests. The squad reads:



• Jason Holder (captain)

• Sunil Ambris

• Devendra Bishoo

• Kraigg Brathwaite

• Roston Chase

• Shane Dowrich

• Shannon Gabriel

• Jahmar Hamilton

• Shimron Hetmyer

• Shai Hope

• Alzarri Joseph

• Keemo Paul

• Kieran Powell

• Kemar Roach

• Jomel Warrican

Sherman Lewis, the right-arm fast bowler from Windward Islands, has been called up to West Indies' Test squad for their tour of India in October. Lewis replaces Alzarri Joseph, who has been ruled out as he continues to recover from a stress fracture of the back suffered late last year.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... ndia-tests

Pandya and Ishant are already injured so India decide to rest Bhuvi and Bumrah as well. Does call into question the way India are approaching this series...

Red Devil wrote:Pandya and Ishant are already injured so India decide to rest Bhuvi and Bumrah as well. Does call into question the way India are approaching this series...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... dies-tests

Dhawan has been dropped as well, he normally comes into his own for home tests ... looks like Prithvi Shaw will open

WI must be starting to think they are in with a shout

India Test squad: Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur

https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/1 ... dies-tests

Red Devil wrote:

Red Devil wrote:Pandya and Ishant are already injured so India decide to rest Bhuvi and Bumrah as well. Does call into question the way India are approaching this series...

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... dies-tests

Dhawan has been dropped as well, he normally comes into his own for home tests ... looks like Prithvi Shaw will open

WI must be starting to think they are in with a shout

Or maybe not....

West Indians playing a two-day match at Vadodara:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1890 ... ia-2018-19

President's XI 360-6 declared

Bawne 116 not out
Agarwal 90
Iyer 61

Bishoo 3-104
Gabriel 2-41

You have to wonder who Karun Nair has upset, to constantly be overlooked...feel for the lad

Looks like there's been a revolution in selection for the India side. A lot of the side who got to number one has gone!

I feel like anyone could help India win in India such is the depth of players who can play in those conditions

There are very few with the qualities to play abroad and that's why the decision to drop Dhawan is pleasing

Ambris made a century!

Into the team for the first test?

apparently not on Sky Sports ... does anyone know if it's being shown in the UK?

I can't find it anywhere....

"Prithvi Shaw will make his Test debut in Rajkot on Thursday. Breaking from the tradition of not talking about selection before the Test, India named a XII for the opening Test against West Indies a day in advance. They were back to playing with five batsmen and a wicketkeeper after the aberration in the fifth Test of the last series when they called up Hanuma Vihari to bolster the batting."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1890 ... ia-2018-19

Shame it can't be seen given a couple of potential debuts.

Should be too good for the WI, but the Indian bats (save King Kohli) struggled desperately in UK, so maybe the West Indian quicks can keep the pressure on.

Very different conditions of course.

Presume Kuldeep will be left out of that 12.