Mukesh and McKenzie debut; West Indies bowl first
Toss West Indies select to bowl vs India
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite received the toss and requested India to bat first, in what was the a hundredth Test match between the edges, at Port of Spain. Brathwaite’s resolution went down properly with India captain Rohit Sharma, who stated he needed to bat first anyway of their bid to brush the sequence 2-0.
West Indies handed a debut to Jamaican batter Kirk McKenzie, who had lately scored a double-century within the first-ever Headley Weekes tri-series in April earlier this yr. The 22-year-old was then a part of the West Indies A aspect that had toured Bangladesh in May. Brathwaite confirmed McKenzie would slot in at No.3 instead of allrounder Raymon Reifer. West Indies beefed up their tempo assault by bringing in Shannon Gabriel instead of offspin-bowling allrounder Rahkeem Cornwall, who was not handed match for this Test.
India additionally needed to make a compelled change, with Bengal seamer Mukesh Kumar making his first worldwide look instead of Shardul Thakur, who was out with a groin niggle. Mukesh, 29, has been a power in home cricket, having picked up 149 wickets in 39 first-class matches at a median of 21.55.
West Indies: 1 Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), 2 Tagenarine Chanderpaul, 3 Kirk McKenzie, 4 Jermaine Blackwood, 5 Alick Athanaze, 6 Jason Holder, 7 Joshua Da Silva (wk), 8 Alzarri Joseph, 9 Kemar Roach, 10 Shannon Gabriel, 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 Mukesh Kumar, 10 Jaydev Unadkat, 11 Mohammed Siraj