India will be competing against the West Indies in the three-pronged series in the month of October, and November, 2018. The Windies team will be touring India to play 2 Tests, 5 ODIs, and 3 T20Is in their month-long tour. In a recent change, the BCCI shifted the venue of the second ODI match from Indore to Visakhapatnam, which is scheduled to be played on October 24. The schedule for West Indies Tour to India has been declared by the International Cricket Council (ICC), and the series is set to begin from October 4, 2018. India vs West Indies Test Series 2018: Karun Nair's Exclusion From Test Squad Questioned by Former Chief Selector Dilip Vengsarkar.
The report mentions how the impending World Cup 2019, which will be played in England & Wales, will see teams playing as many one-day internationals as possible in preparation for the major tournament. Virat Kohli May Beat Mohammad Azharuddin’s Record in India vs West Indies Test Series 2018 Starting October 4.
While India is ranked as the no. 2 team in the latest ODI rankings, West Indies has had to struggle to qualify for the World Cup and managed to make the cut through the World Cup qualifier games.
Fixtures of India vs West Indies Test Series, 2018:
Sr. No. |
Matches |
Date |
Time (IST) |
Venue |
1. | India vs West Indies, 1st Test | October 4, 2018 | 09.30 am | Rajkot |
2. | India vs West Indies, 2nd Test | October 12, 2018 | 09.30 am | Hyderabad |
Schedule of India vs West Indies ODI Series, 2018:
Sr. No. |
Matches |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
1. | India vs West Indies, 1st ODI | October 21, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Guwahati |
2. | India vs West Indies, 2nd ODI | October 24, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Visakhapatnam |
3. | India vs West Indies, 3rd ODI | October 27, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Pune |
4. | India vs West Indies, 4th ODI | October 29, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Mumbai |
5. | India vs West Indies, 5th ODI | November 1, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Thiruvananthapuram |
Fixtures of India vs West Indies T20I Series 2018:
Sr. No. |
Matches |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
1. | India vs West Indies, 1st T20I | November 4, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Kolkata |
2. | India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I | November 6, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Lucknow |
3. | India vs West Indies, 3rd T20I | November 11, 2018 | 02.00 pm | Chennai |
West Indies has announced its squad for the tour already. The Carribean squad includes Jason Holder (c), 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, Jomel Warrican. The tour begins with the first test which will be played in Rajkot at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium. India to Play First Test Against West Indies on October 4 at Rajkot.
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India will wrap up its extended tour of Ireland and England 2018 after the final test match to be played at Kennington Oval, September 7-11. The journey began with India playing two T20I against Ireland which it won and faced England in three-match T20I series, claiming victory by 2-1. England won the three matches one-day international series by 2-1 and has beaten India in the five-match Test series 3-1 with the last test to go.
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