After the world cup tough loss. India and West Indies would love to win the bilateral series played between them. They are set to play across the formats in West Indies. Meanwhile, the legendary Windies’ player Sir Viv Richards believes that the entertainment is guaranteed when both teams involved in the clash.
India will play three T20s, as many ODIs and two Tests in their upcoming tour of West Indies. It will be starting on August 3 in Florida, United States. The two Tests will be played as a part of the ICC Test Championship.
India-West Indies series have always seen explosive action – Viv Richards
West Indies legend Vivian Richards is pinning his hopes on the current team to pose a tough challenge to Virat Kohli‘s battle-hardened outfit in the upcoming assignments in the Caribbean.
“India-West Indies series have always seen explosive action. I don’t expect anything less this time around. With the current form of the West Indies team, I look forward to them giving a tough competition to the Indian side,” Richards was quoted as saying in a media release.
I have immense respect for Windies players – Sunil Gavaskar
Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar, who is also the part of the commentary panel quoted that West Indies will always be a special place for him. He also expressed his respect to all the players of West Indies as well.
“West Indies will always hold a very special place in my heart since I started my career over there and have immense respect for their players,” said Gavaskar.
All the matches will be aired on Sony Ten 1 channels and in Hindi on Sony Ten 3 channels from August 3 to September 3, 2019. This is India’s first series after their semi-final exit from the 2019 World Cup last month. West Indies, on the other hand, will be playing their first Test series since their extraordinary victory over England earlier in the year.