Athanaze is available in as West Indies bat; Jaiswal and Kishan debut for India
Toss West Indies selected to bat vs India
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite gained the toss and opted to bat towards India within the first Test at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica.
Brathwaite mentioned there was moisture within the floor, and the primary hour could be essential. West Indies handed a debut to native batter Alick Athanaze. Last month, Athanaze had scored a blazing half-century on his ODI debut towards UAE in Sharjah.
India handed debuts to 2 left-hand batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan, additionally the wicketkeeper for this Test. On the eve of the sport, Rohit Sharma had revealed that Jaiswal would open the innings, with Shubman Gill shifting all the way down to No. 3 within the absence of Cheteshwar Pujara. Kishan will bat within the center order.
In the absence of the skilled Mohammed Shami, India’s seam assault includes Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat and Shardul Thakur. R Ashwin returns to the XI after being omitted for the World Test Championship closing. He will accompany Ravindra Jadeja within the spin division.
West Indies, too, went in with two spinners in Jomel Warrican and Rahkeem Cornwall.
While the West Indies has been probably the most seam-friendly a part of the cricket world because the begin of 2020, Roseau has been extra conducive to spin. However, that is the primary Test at this venue in six years.
West Indies: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), 2 Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 3 Raymon Reifer, 4 Jermaine Blackwood, 5 Alick Athanaze, 6 Jason Holder, 7 Joshua Da Silva (wk), 8 Rahkeem Cornwall, 9 Alzarri Joseph, 10 Kemar Roach, 11 Jomel Warrican
India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 3 Shubman Gill, 4 Virat Kohli, 5 Ajinkya Rahane, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Ishan Kishan (wk), 8 R Ashwin, 9 Shardul Thakur, 10 Jaydev Unadkat, 11 Mohammed Siraj