The West Indies team is all set to begin their preparation for the two-match test series against India starting on June 12 on their home soil. The Preparatory camp will be headed by the Kraigg Brathwaite, as it will consist of the likes of Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Jermaine Blackwood, and Kemar Roach in the camp.
West Indies are scheduled to play 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 5 T20Is against India. The BCCI has already announced the Test and the ODI squads. West Indies are going through some tough times in International Cricket as they are on the verge of missing out on the World Cup after suffering their second loss in the Qualifiers.
The camp will begin on June 30 in Antigua. West Indies test regular Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, Alzarri Joseph, and Roston Chase were not part of the 18-member squad for the West Indies tour, as they will return to the squad after their assignment with the white-ball squad in Zimbabwe.
“CWI Men’s Selection Panel today named the 18-member squad for the preparation camp ahead of the start of the two-match Cycle Pure Agarbathi Test Series against India in the Caribbean. Camp starts at CCG in Antigua on Friday, 30 June. The team travels to Dominica on Sunday 9 July,” Cricket West Indies said.
Meanwhile, the Indian team will start their preparation for the West Indies tour 10-day before the start of the series in Bridgetown, Barbados, and will have a week-long camp in Kensington Oval to accumulate the conditions to get in the new players into the team for the next WTC Cycle.
The Indian selectors and team management have selected a few new sets of Indian players for the next WTC Cycle starting against West Indies on July 12. The selectors and management have invested in the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Mukesh Kumar, and Navdeep Saini in the team.
The full strength of the India squad will assemble in groups in Barbados, following the completion of their long holiday after the completion of the WTC final and the players will look to put their poor performance behind them to do well in the forthcoming series.
West Indies Initial Squad For India Tests: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alick Athanaze, Jermaine Blackwood, Nkrumah Bonner, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Kavem Hodge, Akeem Jordan, Jair McAllister, Kirk McKenzie, Marquino Mindley, Anderson Phillip, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican.