West Indies cricket is going through a bad phase right now, but Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir believes that very few teams have a purpose to play the game like West Indies. Gambhir also said that the ‘aim’ of the players present is to inspire the next generation. The Indian team won the 2-match Test series against the West Indies 2-0, however, in the last series of this series, the visiting team impressed and saved their team from an innings defeat. This happened only for the fourth time when India gave follow-on to a team and then the team had to bat in the fourth innings also.

India defeated West Indies by 7 wickets in Delhi and won the series 2-0. After this, West Indies head coach Darren Sammy invited Gautam Gambhir to his team’s dressing room. BCCI shared its video, Gambhir said, “When I talk about international cricket, there are many teams who play because they love the game whereas there are very few teams who have a purpose to play the game like the West Indies. You have a purpose, and that is more important than attachment and love. When I look at you, I feel that you can inspire the next generation of West Indies cricket.”

World cricket needs you- Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir said, “I know it is easy for me to stand here and talk about the performance, but I believe that you should take inspiration from the second innings of the second Test. You have a big objective of playing cricket and inspiring the next generation. Sometimes teams are looking for an objective, but they are not able to find it. But despite all the difficulties you guys face at home, the challenges you face, you have to keep a smile on your face, work hard, for the country. Playing and trying to inspire the next generation is the most important thing in West Indies cricket.”

Mentoring Masterclass ft. @GautamGambhir

The West Indies Head Coach Darren Sammy invited India’s Head Coach over to talk to the boys after the Test series and what unfolded was a pure masterclass! -By @Moulinparikh

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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 14, 2025

Gautam Gambhir further said, “I want to say once, on which I have always believed. You may think that I am saying this casually but I am saying this from the heart. West Indies cricket does not need world cricket, but world cricket needs West Indies. When you wear the team jersey, remember, you have an opportunity to be special. Most of the players playing in T20 do not have this opportunity. Would.”

India vs West Indies will be played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium from Thursday, 2 October. This is the first domestic Test series of Shubman Gill as a Test captain, before that under his captaincy, Team India was successful in finishing the Test series in England 2-2. Many big players like KL Rahul, Mohammad Siraj etc. are returning, which were not in the Asia Cup squad. Dhruv Jurlel can join the playing 11 as a wicket -keeper.

It is India’s second series and first domestic Test series in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle. The toss will be held at 9 am in the first match starting on Thursday, October 2, the first ball will be put at 9:30 am. The Narendra Modi stadium has black soil and red clay pitch.

India vs West Indies first Test Pitch Report

India vs West Indies first Test will be played on a red clay pitch at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. There is a lot of cough on the pitch, which will be reduced before the match but still according to ESPNcricinfo report, it can remain up to 4 mm. There is a good bounce on the red earthen pitch, although it does not break this binding of the grass quickly and turns into a dusty pitch. The fast bowlers are expected to get more help here, but if the pitch becomes dusty then the spinners can get help.

The average score in the first innings at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium is 347. The average score in the second innings is 353. It can be a bit difficult to score runs in the third and fourth innings. There is also a possibility of rain in Ahmedabad on Saturday, this can change the stance of the pitch.

Team India can land with 3 main fast bowlers in the first Test, Kuldeep Yadav can get a place as a spinner. Washington Sundar, Rabindra Jadeja may be included in 2 all -rounders playing 11.

India’s possible playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill, Dhruv Juril (wicket -keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, famous Krishna, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.

Indian squad

Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (Captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Akshar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurlel (wicket keeper), KL Rahul (wicket keeper), Narayan Jagadisin (wicket keeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, famous Krishna.

West Indies squad

Elik Ethanaz, Brandon King, John Campbell, Kevalon Anderson, Tejnarayan Chandrapaul, Johan Leyne, Justin Greaves, Khari Pierre, Roston Chase (captain), Shai Hope (wicket keeper), Tevin Imlach (wicket keeper), Anderson Philip, Zedia Celes, Zedia Bleds, Zool Warikan.

Shimron Hetmyer Inning in CPL 2025: In the 9th match of the Caribbean Premier League, West Indies star batsman Shimron Hetmyer saw a rage with the bat. The match was going on between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons Inning. In this match, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd and Shimron Hetmyer scored a lot of runs. In this match of CPL 2025, there was a rain of fours and sixes.

Hetmyer scored runs at a strike rate of 250

Shimron Hetmyer scored runs in this match at a strike rate of 250. The West Indies player played an unbeaten innings of 65 runs in 26 balls, in which Hetmyer hit five fours and five sixes. Hetmyer had completed his half -century while playing a rampage in 21 balls, but did not stop Hetmyer’s bat until the innings was over.

Shimron Hetmyer is on a mission!

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– CPL T20 (@CPL) August 23, 2025

Guyana gave a huge target of 212 runs

Guyana Warriors won the toss and decided to bat first. The team started very slow and in the first 10 overs, Guyana’s team was able to score 63 runs at the loss of one wicket. The second wicket fell in the 11th over and Hetmyer came to bat. As soon as this player came, he hit a six on the second ball. Along with this, Shai Hope, who is batting from the other end, also started raining fours and sixes. Hope scored 83 runs in 54 balls. After Hope was dismissed, Romario Shepherd scored 25 runs in 8 balls at a strike rate of around 300 and the score reached 211 at the loss of 3 wickets in 20 overs.

Imran Tahir created a storm

After Shai Hope, Hetmyer and Romario, Guyana Warriors captain Imran Tahir brought chaos on the field. In this match, Tahir took five wickets of the opposition team and confirmed the team’s victory. Guyana won this match by 83 runs from Antigua.

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