Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], October 2 (ANI): West Indies skipper Roston Chase received the toss and elected to bat first within the first Take a look at of the two-match collection towards the hosts, India, on the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium on Thursday.
This two-match collection is a part of the continuing ICC World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle. That is the primary Take a look at collection for Workforce India within the WTC. The second match of the collection between the 2 sides will probably be performed from October 10 to 14 at New Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium.
After successful the toss, Roston Chase mentioned, ‘We’re going to bat first. Appears like a great one. There will probably be a little bit of moisture; it’s Take a look at cricket, and we should deal with that first couple of hours. It’s a younger facet, we need to come out and play some good cricket. We do not need to be batting final on this wicket, as we all know it should flip. We’ve gone with two seamers, two spinners and an allrounder.’
On the time of the toss, Indian captain Shubman Gill mentioned, ‘We’ve bought 4 Assessments (at dwelling) earlier than the top of the 12 months, and we wish to win all 4. Preparation has been good. Everyone seems to be in nice contact, it’s about stepping into the red-ball mindset. It appears to be like like an excellent floor. Not disillusioned with dropping the toss, it has been beneath covers and there is perhaps some assist early on. We’ve two seamers – Bumrah and Siraj, three spinners – Jaddu Bhai, Washington and Kuldeep, and allrounder Nitish Reddy.’
Groups:
West Indies (Enjoying XI): Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase (c), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales.
India (Enjoying XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. (ANI)