India will square off against the West Indies in the opening Test match of the series at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from October 2 onwards. Team India has ticked the right boxes in the home conditions but they were shocked by New Zealand in 2024.

Indian batters had struggled against the spinners against the Kiwis and they would look to come up with an improved show. 

Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah is available for selection in both games and he is going to hold the key for the home team. 

On the other hand, the West Indies would look to come up with a collective effort to challenge the hosts. The likes of Roston Chase, Shai Hope, and Brandon King will hold the key for the visitors.

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Indian captain Shubman Gill needs five fours to complete 300 boundaries. He needs seven sixes to reach 50 maximums in Test cricket.

Yashasvi Jaiswal needs seven sixes to reach 50 maximums in Test cricket.

Roston Chase needs three fours to complete 250 boundaries in red-ball cricket.

John Campbell needs six runs to complete 1000 runs in Test cricket.

Jayden Seales needs 12 wickets to reach 100 scalps in the multi-day format.

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), N Jagadeesan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Devdutt Padikkal, Nitish Kumar Reddy

West Indies Squad: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Roston Chase(c), Shai Hope(w), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican, Jediah Blades, Kevlon Anderson, Tevin Imlach