West Indies will square off against India in the second Test match at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad from Thursday onwards. There was a day and night difference between these two teams in the opening Test match at Dominica as the visitors registered a thumping win of an innings and 141 runs to draw first blood in the series.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for India: W L D L W
India was just too good for the Windies in the opening Test match. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the star of the game, scoring a brilliant knock of 171 runs on his Test debut. Furthermore, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Ravindra Jadeja played a key role in the team’s massive win.
Current form for West Indies: L L L L L
West Indies were blown away and they will look to bounce back stronger. Experienced players like Jason Holder, Kraigg Brathwaite, Jermaine Blackwood, and Kemar Roach will have to step up against the potent Indian team.
Head to Head: Matches: 99, Won by WI: 30, Won by India: 23, Draw: 46.
Players to look out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Shubman Gill, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Sira will hold the key for the visitors.
Alick Athanaze,Kraigg Brathwaite, Jason Holder, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, and Jermaine Blackwood are going to hold the key for the home team.
India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini.
West Indies squad for second Test against India: Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Jermaine Blackwood (vc), Alick Athanaze, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Rahkeem Cornwall, Joshua Da Silva, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kirk McKenzie, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican, Reserves: Tevin Imlach, Akeem Jordan. Check this cricket betting tips! if you want to start betting on West Indies vs India 2023
