India and the West Indies will face each other in a two-match series. The first Test of the two-match red-ball series will be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad from October 2 to 6, and New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium is scheduled to host the second match. In the team picked up by the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee for the first home series of the 2025-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, Shubman Gill has been retained as captain, but in the absence of Rishabh Pant, who is out of action these days due to a foot injury, world No. 1 Test all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has been named as Gill’s deputy.

On the other hand, the visitors will play under the leadership of spin bowling all-rounder Roston Chase. After suffering a humiliating 0-3 defeat against Australia in his first

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