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Former captain Craig Brathwaite was dropped from the West Indies’ 15 -member team for the next two Test series against India on Tuesday, while Teganarayan Chandrapaul and Elik Athanaji have returned.
West Indies will play two Test matches on India. The first Test will be played in Ahmedabad from October 2 to 6 and second from 10 to 14 October in New Delhi. This will be the first foreign tour of the West Indies current World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle.
Roston Chase will continue to command the Caribbean team while Jormal Warikan will be the vice -captain of the team. The selectors have also included 33 -year -old all -rounder Khairi Pierre in the Test team for the first time.
Brathwaite, who led the team on the previous tour of India (2018), resigned from the post in March this year. He has been dropped from the team after a poor performance with the bat in a three -Test series against Australia.
Cricket West Indies said on its website, “Chandrapaul and Athanaj have been included in the team to strengthen the top -order batting, while Pierre has been included as the second expert spinner in the team after a strong performance in the West Indies Championship. He took 41 wickets at an average of 13.56 at the West Indies Championship. ‘
West Indies Team: Roston Chase (Captain), Joler Warikan (Vice -captain), Kevalan Anderson, Elik Athanaz, John Campbell, Teganarayan Chandrapaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Tevin Imlach, Alzari Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Players, Khairi Piere, Khairi Piere, Khairi Piere, Khairi Piere, Khairi Piere, Khairi Piere.