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Watch: Virat Kohli Gives Autographs, Gets Clicked With Budding Cricketers In West Indies

The Indian cricket team is currently in the West Indies for its series in the Caribbean. They are set to play two Test matches, a three-match ODI series and five T20Is. The tour will kick off with a Test match at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica. This will be the first game for the Indian cricket team since the World Test Championship final against Australia that concluded on June 11. The Rohit Sharma-led side is currently in Dominica preparing for the first Test against West Indies that will kick off on July 12.

India Eye World Test Championship Boost From Struggling West Indies

India's latest quest for an elusive World Test Championship title gets under way on Wednesday in the lush tropical setting of Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica against a West Indies team expected to struggle to cope with the formidable challenge presented by the visitors in the two-match series. Rocked by the failure of the two-time winners to qualify for the 50-over-a-side World Cup in India in October-November this year, the Caribbean cricket community is unlikely to find solace in the shape of Kraigg Brathwaite's side in seeking to end a barren run of 21 years without a single Test match victory against the Indians.

"Going Overboard": Harbhajan Singh Reacts As Sunil Gavaskar Questions 'Captain' Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma needs all the support from the Indian cricket establishment in the coming times as people are going "overboard" with their criticism of his captaincy, feels spin great Harbhajan Singh. In recent weeks, the Indian captain has received a lot of flak from fans and former cricketers, including the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who felt that his leadership in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia was not up to the mark. However, Harbhajan, who has seen a lot of Rohit in the Indian as well as the Mumbai Indians dressing room, reminded everyone about the kind of respect he commands from his peers.

"You Call Yourself Fittest Team...": Sunil Gavaskar Launches Scathing Attack At Senior India Stars

The Indian cricket team has certainly improved its fitness standards over the years. In fact, the Yo-Yo test is often conducted by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to guage the fitness of players in contention for selection. While on paper, the current crop of players might be the fittest of all in Indiain cricket history, legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar isn't able to understand how such 'fit' players face recurrent workload issues in the age of T20 cricket.

"Expected More From Him...": Sunil Gavaskar's Scathing Take On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy

Legendary Indian cricket team batter Sunil Gavaskar was not pleased with Rohit Sharma's captaincy and said that he expected more from him. Since Rohit replaced Kohli as the India skipper, the national team has failed to qualify for the T20 World Cup final and has also lost to Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. In a recent interaction, Gavaskar raised questions over Rohit's captaincy and said that he has not done justice to his reputation as the joint-most successful captain in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where he has won five titles with Mumbai Indians.

"Don't Perform Well...": Sourav Ganguly's Blunt Take On India's Failures At ICC Events

Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who turned 51 on Saturday, has explained why Team India struggle to win knockout matches of major events. India have not won a major ICC trophy since 2013 when the MS Dhoni-led side had won the Champions Trophy in England. Since then, the team has lost four finals, and have bowed out in the semi-final on as many occasions. In an interview, Ganguly said that the reason behind India's failures is due to lack of "execution" rather than "mental pressure".

Sourav Ganguly Wants Pakistan To "Better Qualify" For 2023 ODI World Cup Semi-finals. There's A Reason

The ICC World Cup 2023 is all set to kickstart on October 5 and Team India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma and guidance of head coach Rahul Dravid will kick off their campaign against five-time champions Australia in Chennai. It has been 10 years since India's ICC title drought and the last time they won a World Cup was in 2011 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's leadership. Former India captain and former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly believes that Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid can turn things around for India and end the ICC title drought.

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.

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Watch: Virat Kohli Gives Autographs, Gets Clicked With Budding Cricketers In West Indies

India Eye World Test Championship Boost From Struggling West Indies

"Going Overboard": Harbhajan Singh Reacts As Sunil Gavaskar Questions 'Captain' Rohit Sharma

"You Call Yourself Fittest Team...": Sunil Gavaskar Launches Scathing Attack At Senior India Stars

"Expected More From Him...": Sunil Gavaskar's Scathing Take On Rohit Sharma's Captaincy

"Don't Perform Well...": Sourav Ganguly's Blunt Take On India's Failures At ICC Events

Sourav Ganguly Wants Pakistan To "Better Qualify" For 2023 ODI World Cup Semi-finals. There's A Reason

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