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Watch: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill Ace Team India's Special Fielding Drill Ahead Of First Test

Team India is all set to take on the West Indies in the first Test, starting July 12 in Dominica. It will be the first game for the side since the World Test Championship final against Australia that ended on June 11. After the game, the Indian players got some good personal time and they will now be back playing at the highest level after a one-month break. The Indian team has already reached Dominica and started the training at the venue.

Watch: Mohammed Siraj Gifts Bat, Shoes To Local Players In Barbados

The Indian cricket team is currently in West Indies for its series in the Caribbean, starting with a Test match in July 12. India will be playing a series of two matches in the longest format before playing three ODIs. This will be followed with a T20I series of five matches. The first Test will take place at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica. Before heading to the venue, India practised in Barbados where the local players helped them. Before leaving the place, the Indian players made sure they had something special for the local players and the fans in Barbados.

"Doesn't Matter Who They Are...": Sourav Ganguly's Honest Take On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's T20 Future

Formed India captain Sourav Ganguly has questioned star batter Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's exclusion from the squad for the upcoming T20I series against West Indies. While Rohit and Kohli headline India's Test and ODI squads, the veteran batters have been left out for the T20Is, with the selectors offering no clarification behind the decision. Both have not played a T20I since the World Cup semi-final defeat to England last year. Ganguly was of the opinion that both Rohit and Kohli can still contribute to the team in the shortest format.

Star Returns After Two Years As West Indies Announce Squad For First Test vs India

West Indies have called up the uncapped pair of Jamaican Kirk McKenzie and Dominican Alick Athanaze for the opening Test against India starting next Friday in Dominica. Both are left-handed upper-order batsmen while Athanaze can also provide an option with his right arm off-breaks on his home track of Windsor Park. The 22-year-old opener McKenzie had scores of 91 and 86 during the West Indies 'A' tour of Bangladesh in May while Athanaze, batting at number four, had an 85 and a 45 in the same series.

'It's Rohit Sharma XI vs...': India's Warm-up Game Sees This Star's Return As Captain

Preparations are going in full flow for Team India ahead of their two-match Test series against West Indies, starting with the first game from Wednesday, July 12. The Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados will host the first game, while the second Test will be played at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad from July 20-24. Team India, led by captain Rohit Sharma arrived in Barbados earlier this week, and took part in an intra-squad match at the venue.

West Indies Skipper Reveals Brian Lara's Big Advice To Outplay Rohit Sharma-Led India

Legendary Brian Lara's tips on situational awareness of the game will greatly help the West Indies batters during the two-Test series against India beginning on July 12, feels skipper Kraigg Brathwaite. West Indies have received a huge boost ahead of the multi-format series against India with Lara joining them as the team's performance mentor. "It's great to have him here. In terms of the conversations we have with him, we always learn and he's big on planning... on how you are going to score your runs. His advice on situations is great and it will only help the batters," Brathwaite said in a statement on Cricket West Indies. Lara had worked with the team earlier this year on the tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa and the captain said he has a positive influence on the players.

Watch: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal Strike Big In India's 1st Practice Match in West Indies

The Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, got down to action on their West Indies tour on Wednesday. They took part in a two-day match at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Videos from the match have surfaced on social media where Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal can be seen hitting big shots. After the warm-up game, the Indian team will travel to Dominica for the first Test at Windsor Park, starting July 12.

'Exciting' Shubman Gill Introduced To West Indies Legend Sir Garfield Sobers By India Coach Rahul Dravid. Then This Happened - Watch

Members of the Indian cricket team, currently touring the West Indies, met the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers and shared pleasantries with one of the all-time greats of the sport in Barbados. The India team, led by Rohit Sharma, will play two Tests in Dominica and Port of Spain beginning July 12, following which the side will take on the Caribbean in three ODIs and five T20Is. The BCCI shared a video of the meeting with the former West Indies captain, captioning it, "In Barbados & in the company of greatness. Team India meets one of the greatest of the game -- Sir Garfield Sobers." Sobers, 86, arguably one of the finest all-rounders to have played the game, scored 8,032 runs in 93 Tests besides taking 235 wickets with his left-arm bowling.

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Watch: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill Ace Team India's Special Fielding Drill Ahead Of First Test

Watch: Mohammed Siraj Gifts Bat, Shoes To Local Players In Barbados

"Doesn't Matter Who They Are...": Sourav Ganguly's Honest Take On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma's T20 Future

Star Returns After Two Years As West Indies Announce Squad For First Test vs India

'It's Rohit Sharma XI vs...': India's Warm-up Game Sees This Star's Return As Captain

West Indies Skipper Reveals Brian Lara's Big Advice To Outplay Rohit Sharma-Led India

Watch: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal Strike Big In India's 1st Practice Match in West Indies

'Exciting' Shubman Gill Introduced To West Indies Legend Sir Garfield Sobers By India Coach Rahul Dravid. Then This Happened - Watch