Team India is gearing up for its first cricket collection in over a month after the frustration of the World Test Championship (WTC) ultimate. A month-long break amidst the busy schedule is a rarity for the Indian males’s cricket crew however the break was necessary for the crew to recharge their batteries given it is a lengthy season forward and necessary 5 months together with the Asia Cup, adopted by the World Cup.
Team India will likely be up towards West Indies in a two-match Test collection adopted by ODIs and T20Is in a multi-format tour. The two-match collection can even mark the start of India’s marketing campaign within the new World Test Championship cycle. The first of the two-match collection will happen at Dominica’s Windsor Park.
This is the primary Test going down in Roseau in six years. Only 5 Test matches have taken place on the venue to this point with India and West Indies taking part in the primary one again in 2011. As Test cricket returns to Dominica and the Indian crew too play on the venue after 12 lengthy years, former captain Virat Kohli shared a heartwarming post forward of the collection opener.
Kohli, who’s the one energetic member from the facet that performed within the 2011 Test shared an image with head coach Rahul Dravid. Both may be in numerous capacities now from then however they’re the one two members from that crew related with the nationwide facet at present.
“The only two guys part of the last test we played at Dominica in 2011. Never imagined the journey would bring us back here in different capacities. Highly grateful,” Kohli wrote.
That Test match resulted in a draw as the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Murali Vijay and Rahul Dravid helped India survive an impressive Shivnarine Chanderpaul knock within the second innings. The 4 matches after the inaugural conflict at Windsor Park all noticed a consequence as Australia gained a few instances whereas Pakistan ended up victorious as soon as towards the hosts in 2017. West Indies’ solely win on the venue got here in 2013 once they gained by an innings and 65 runs towards Zimbabwe.
While India will likely be hoping to be a part of the likes of Australia and Pakistan on the record to have gained a Test in Dominica, the Windies will likely be keen to topple an enormous crew and enhance their file at this very floor.
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