By: Drcricket7 Staff
The Indian team will start its month-long West Indies with the first of the two warm-up matches today. Team India will use the practice matches to get acclimatise with the conditions, while starting the tour on a positive note.
Follow India vs West Indies Practice Match Live Score and Streaming
India vs West Indies Practice Match is scheduled for a 7.30 p.m. IST (10 am local time) start. There will be no live coverage and streaming of the match in India. The live score updates of the match will be available on BCCI’s official website and Twitter handle. You can also get the live scorecard of the match HERE.
India are getting a strong opponent in WICB XI, as Jermaine Blackwood, Shane Dowrich and Jomel Warrican have played Test cricket for the Windies. India’s aim is to get used to the conditions before the Test series. While, the West Indies Board President XI, led by Leon Johnson, is aiming to impress selectors.
“These matches are important for us, because, you see, places are up for grabs in the Test team,” Johnson said before the match. “Performing against these international teams is always good. Last year, a couple of guys performed against Australia and they made it into the Test team.”
India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane (vc), R Ashwin, Stuart Binny, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Amit Mishra, Mohammed Shami, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Murali Vijay and Umesh Yadav.
West Indies Board President’s XI squad: Leon Johnson (c), Jermaine Blackwood, Rajendra Chandrika, Roston Chase, Jason Dawes, Shane Dowrich, Shai Hope, Damion Jacobs, Keon Joseph, Marquino Mindley, Vishaul Singh and Jomel Warrican.
