The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced the squad for the warm-up game against the Windies. The Board President’s XI side will lock-horns with a strong Windies line-up ahead of the official series. Karun Nair, who warmed the bench during the England tour, will lead the team.
The left-hand opener, Ishan Kishan will keep the wickets. The two-day warm-up games will get played in Vadodara, and it starts from September 29.
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Windies set to visit India
The Windies side will start the tour with a set of two-match Test series. The first one will take place in Rajkot while the next one will get played in Hyderabad. The city of Guwahati will get to host the first ODI game. Indore, Pune, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram will host the rest of the games, respectively. A 3-match T20I series will follow the ODIs.
India is currently playing in the Asia Cup 2018. The men in blue will once against have to take the field just six days after the conclusion of the ongoing series. The Indo-Windies series will be a seven-week long series, and the fans can expect loads of fireworks.
However, the visitors will be without many of their star-studded players. The sides have faced each other in 94 Tests. Windies have won on 30 occasions while India bagged victory in 28 Tests.
The warm-ups will be a great opportunity for someone like Mayank Agarwal to pile up more runs and knock the doors harder.
West Indies squad:
Jason Holder (captain), Sunil Ambris, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich, Shannon Gabriel, Jahmar Hamilton, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Keemo Paul, Kieran Powell, Kemar Roach and Jomel Warrican.
Board President’s XI Squad:
Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, Karun Nair (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ankit Bawne, Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Jalaj Saxena, Saurabh Kumar, Basil Thampi, Avesh Khan, K Vignesh, Ishan Porel