New Delhi: West Indies have announced the squad for the first Test against India. Two uncapped players have also been included in this squad. Along with this, the ‘heaviest player’ spinner Rahkeem Cornwall (Rahkeem Cornwall) has returned to the team. Craig Braithwaite will lead the Windies team in the Test.
West Indies have announced several surprise names for the two-Test series at home against Rohit Sharma & Co. Both India and West Indies will begin their ICC Test Championship campaign with the Dominica Test. Left-handed batsman Kirk McKenzie has earned a place in the squad for West Indies A during the recent series against Bangladesh A. Along with this, his partner Alik Athanaz has also been included in the team. Both will make their Test debut.
West Indies Chief Selector Desmond Haynes believes that both of them can be long-term horses for West Indies. Haynes said he was impressed with the way the duo performed on the recent tour of Bangladesh after joining the West Indies A team.
The first Test between Team India and West Indies will start from July 12 at Windsor Park in Dominica. The second Test match of the series will be played from July 20 at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
Craig Braithwaite will captain West Indies opposite Rohit
West Indies have decided to keep young fast bowler Jaden Seals and veteran all-rounder Kyle Meyers out of the squad. Both have recently recovered from injuries. At the same time, opener Craig Braithwaite has once again been handed the captaincy of the team.
Who is Raheem Cornwall, chance after two years?
If Rahkeem Cornwall gets a chance to play in this Test match against India, it will be his first Test match after almost 2 years. Before this, he played in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka in November 2021. Talking about Rahkeem’s Test career, he has taken 34 wickets in 9 Test matches. Along with this he has also scored 238 runs in which his highest score is 73 runs. Rahkeem Cornwall once weighed 140 kg. He is one of the heaviest cricketers in the world.
Why was Cornwall chosen?
Cornwall has been picked in the squad as first choice spinner Gudakesh is injured. Apart from this, slow left-arm orthodox bowler Jomel Warrican is also included in the 13-man squad. Jomel has taken 41 wickets in 13 Tests.
West Indies Squad for First Test: Craig Brathwaite (C), Jermaine Blackwood (VC), Alic Athanaj, Tegener Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzari Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Ramon Reiffer, Kemar Roach Jomel Warrican Subs: Tevin Imlach, Akeem Jordan
Indian Test Team for Windies Tour: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), R.K. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Undkat, Navdeep Saini.
Team India West Indies Tour Schedule
1st Test – 12 to 16 July, Dominica 2nd Test – 20 to 24 July, Port of Spain 1st ODI – 27 July, Bridgetown 2nd ODI – 29 July, Bridgetown 3rd ODI – 1 August, Port of Spain 1st T20 – 3 August, Port of Spain 2nd T20 – 6 August, Guyana 3rd T20 – 8 August, Guyana 4th T20 – 12 August, Florida 5th T20 – 13 August, Florida
