US EditionIndia Back in Test Mode as Depleted West Indies Seek Turnaround
India faces key selection choices and workload management challenges ahead of the two-Test series to maintain momentum after the Asia Cup, with injury concerns affecting both teams.
- On October 2 the two-match Test series opens at the Narendra Modi International Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad, with India facing selection choices over Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and the extra-batter slot.
- With a tight turnaround from the Asia Cup, India must manage player workloads as Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel rested less than two days after the win.
- Shubman Gill, captain, and Gautam Gambhir, head coach, trained for nearly three hours at Narendra Modi Stadium while Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna bowled for nearly 45 minutes.
- Rishabh Pant's injury means Ravindra Jadeja was named vice-captain and Dhruv Jurel will continue as India’s wicketkeeper, who recently scored one hundred and one fifty for India A.
- As the series counts toward the ICC World Test Championship, West Indies face pressure after a 3-0 home sweep by Australia and being bowled out for 27 this year.
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India back in test mode as depleted West Indies seek turnaround
BENGALURU :India will switch back to test cricket mode, after a dramatic Asia Cup Twenty20 triumph ended in bizarre circumstances, when they take on a depleted West Indies side in the opening match of their two-test series starting on Thursday.India say they were denied the chance to lift the Asia Cup trophy
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IND vs WI: Bumrah, Kuldeep and Axar rest as India hits the ground running for West Indies Test series
Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel took a break as the rest of the Indian team hit the ground running less than two days after its famous Asia Cup triumph, for the first of the two Tests against the West Indies, here on Tuesday.
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