IND vs WI: The Indian cricket team is going to play ODI and T20 series with West Indies in September. These days the Indian cricket team is on a tour of Sri Lanka, where it is playing a 2-Test series. After this series, India has to play a T20 series with Afghanistan and then Team India will play in the Asian Games 2026. After this, the Indian team will play with the West Indies. When will the team be announced for this series and which players will get a chance? Let us know.
How many matches will West Indies play on India tour?
Team India is going to play a white ball series with West Indies at home next month. In this series, three ODI matches will be played between India and West Indies. Immediately after the ODI series, there will be a five-match T20 series between the two teams. This series will once again see the return of players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who will create a stir in the ODI series. In the T20 series, the power of stormy batsmen like Abhishek Sharma and Vaibhav Suryavanshi will be seen.
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On which grounds will the matches be held between India and West Indies?
The matches between India and West Indies will be played on 8 different grounds. In such a situation, cricket fans from different states and cities are going to get to watch cricket action from September to October. The first three ODI matches between India and West Indies will be played in Trivandrum, Guwahati and New Chandigarh. After this, Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru are going to host T20 matches.
When will Team India be announced for the West Indies series?
Team India can be announced for the ODI series between India and West Indies in the second week of September. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are expected to return in this series. Both of them had played their last ODI series against England, in which their performance was mixed. At the same time, the return of players like Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar in this series will also be kept in view in view of the ODI World Cup 2027.
Talking about the T20 team, Shreyas Iyer will be the captain and Tilak Verma will be the vice-captain. Batsmen like Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shivam Dubey and Rinku Singh may get a chance. Whereas in bowling, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana can be used.
Will these players get a chance against West Indies?
Shubman Gill will be seen captaining Team India against West Indies. Apart from him, Shreyas Iyer will be in the role of vice-captain in the team. At the same time, it is certain that KL Rahul will get a chance in this series. Ishan Kishan can make a place in the team as the second wicketkeeper batsman. Apart from Rohit-Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal may also get a chance in this series. In bowling, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Varun Chakraborty may also get a chance.
Complete schedule of India-West Indies series
| serial number | Day | date | Time | match | venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sunday | 27-September-26 | 2:00 PM | First ODI | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 2 | Wednesday | 30-September-26 | 2:00 PM | Second ODI | Guwahati |
| 3 | Saturday | 03-October-26 | 2:00 PM | Third ODI | New Chandigarh |
| 4 | Tuesday | 06-october-26 | 7:00 PM | 1st t20i | Lucknow |
| 5 | Friday | 09-october-26 | 7:00 PM | 2nd t20i | Ranchi |
| 6 | sunday | 11-october-26 | 7:00 PM | 3rd t20i | Indore |
| 7 | Wednesday | 14-october-26 | 7:00 PM | 4th T20I | Hyderabad |
| 8 | Saturday | 17-october-26 | 7:00 PM | 5th t20i | Bengaluru |
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