Indian trial under SHUBMAN GILL at home starts today against exhausted western India in Ahmedabad, but don’t think of it for an easy ride.
In India, even a draw is considered a defeat and the scars of their latest loss of the home series for New Zealand still persist. With the points of the World Championship on the line and in the South African tour in November, India cannot afford to slip.
Gill indicated that he moved from Rank Turners – a species that bounced against New Zealand – towards the surfaces of the Truer that test the dough and the pitch.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj could bring the grass playground at the Narendra Modi stadium with the rich Indian spin of Jadeja, Axar, Kuldeep and Washington Sundar.
For West Indies, their pace duo Shamar and Alzarri Joseph were injured on the firing power, while Captain Roston Chase and Yomel Warrican carried a spin burden.
Meanwhile, India juggles with a selection on No. 3 between Sai Sudarsan and Devdutt Padikkal, while Dhruv Juel’s promotion could allow a rare strategy of four spiners.
“We are trying to play hard, grind cricket … We wouldn’t look for any easy options,” Gill pointed out at Bats Eva. When he is preparing for the leadership of India for the first time in front of the domestic crowd, the bets are clear: Win big, win intelligent and climb on the WTC table.
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Squads:
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kl Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, SHUBMAN GILL (C), N Jagadeesan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (W), Wasington Sundar, Axar patel, Prasid Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Siraj, Siraj, Siraj, Sijj, Sijraj, Siraj, Siraj, Devdutt, Devdutt, Devdutt, Devdutt. Reddy
Squad West Indies: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanasa, Brandon King, Roston Chase (C), Shai Hope (W), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Anderson Phillip, Imlach
Cricket living score India vs. West Indies 2025
