- The Indian team is going to play a Test series against the West Indies, which will be part of the third round of the ICC World Test Championship. Two Test matches will be held between the two teams, which will be hosted by India.
IND vs WI:
The Indian team will start the fourth round of the ICC World Test Championship with a five-Test series against England. After this, the team will face West Indies. Both the teams will clash for two Test matches. This series may be the last of the Test career of Indian batsmen Virat Kohli and Mohammad. On the other hand, three players may get a chance to debut in it. So let’s take a look at India’s probable team for the IND vs WI Test series…
Virat and Shami will bid farewell!
After losing the three-match Test series against New Zealand, the Indian team will play a Test match on home ground next year. The West Indies team is going to tour India for a two-match Test series (IND vs WI) in October 2025. This could be the last series of Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami’s career.
Both the stalwarts can announce retirement due to increasing age and to give a chance to young players. Virat Kohli’s Test career has been great. But in recent times, his performance in this format has seen a decline. Despite this, he has continued to play in the longest format of cricket. However, next time he can decide to retire from Tests.
These 3 players will get a chance to debut!
While the IND vs WI Test series will be the last series of their careers for Virat Kohli and Mohammed Shami, three players can start their Test career through it. Indian selectors can include Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma and Tanush Kotian in the team.
Sanju Samson has recently put his claim for entry in the team for all three formats by performing brilliantly. At the same time, Tanush Kotian has impressed everyone with his lethal bowling in first class cricket. He took 101 wickets in 59 innings of 33 first class cricket.
This player will be the captain in the absence of Rohit Sharma
There is speculation that Rohit Sharma will announce his retirement from Test cricket after the final of the ICC World Test Championship 2025. If this happens, the command of the team against West Indies can be handed over to Rishabh Pant. Although he has no experience of captaincy in Test cricket, he has captained in T20. Apart from this, he is also being seen as the captain of the Test team after Rohit Sharma.
India’s probable team for IND vs WI Test series
Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Sarfaraz Khan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (captain/wicketkeeper), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Tanush Kotian, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep, Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna.