IND vs WI Series 2023 start date, schedule, formats, venues, live streaming, squads

Ind vs WI Series 2023 start date, Ind vs WI schedule, formats, Ind vs WI venues, Ind vs WI live streaming, Ind vs WI squads and other details about India vs West Indies series 2023.

After the heartbreak of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, the Indian cricket team will next be seen in action in a full tour of the West Indies. India vs West Indies (IND vs WI) series aren’t always the most exciting matches due to the sheer disparity of quality between the two sides, but it will nevertheless be a key series for the Men in Blue.

Not only will the Indian team be starting the 2023-25 WTC cycle with this tour, there is also an ODI and T20I series in what will be India’s last full tour before the Asia Cup.

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In this article, we will take a look at everything you need to know about the IND vs WI tour.

IND vs WI Series 2023 formats and matches

The India vs West Indies series will see the Men in Blue collide with the Men in Maroon in all three formats, which is the first full tour India have done of the Caribbean in a long time.

India will begin the tour with two Tests, both of which will count in the World Test Championship cycle. Thereafter they will be playing 3 ODIs.

The ODIs will, ironically, be irrelevant for India’s prep for the World Cup. Yes, playing a few games in the format will ensure their match sharpness.

However, West Indies’ failure to qualify for the ODI World Cup means that India will, in essence, be playing against much weaker opposition.

The tour ends with a blockbuster five-match T20I series, after which India will take a little time off and prepare for both the Asia Cup as well as a three-match T20I series in Ireland.

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IND vs WI start date

The tour gets underway on July 12, which is when the Indian cricket team will face the West Indies cricket team in the first of the two Test matches set to be played.

The tour finishes over a month later, as the final T20I of the five-match series between the two sides will take place on August 13.

IND vs WI schedule

The first Test between India and West Indies takes place at Windsor Park in Roseau, Dominica. After that, the action will shift to the Queen’s Park Oval at Port of Spain in Trinidad.

For the ODIs, the action will shift to Barbados. The first 2 ODIs will be played at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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The final ODI of the series will be played at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad – which is also where the first T20I of the five-match series will be played.

Thereafter, the action will shift to Guyana as the second and third T20I will be played at the Providence Stadium in that venue.

And for the final 2 T20Is of the series, the action will take place in the United States of America – or Florida, to be precise.

The last 2 T20Is will be held at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida to bring an end to the tour.

IND vs WI venues

The India vs West Indies series will be played out in six different venues spread out across not just the Caribbean islands but also the United States of America.

The first Test will be held in Dominica, with the second being held in Trindad. The first two ODIs will be held in Barbados, before action shifts back to Trininad – this time in the Brian Lara Stadium.

Thereafter, the T20Is will take place. The Brian Lara Stadium hosts the first match, with the second and third being held in Guyana. And the last 2 T20Is will be held in Florida, USA.

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IND vs WI India squads

Since India are going to be playing three formats on this tour, the BCCI have named three very different squads.

The Test and ODI squads largely comprise of players who have been playing the formats consistently, barring those who are out injured.

However, the T20I squad continues to see both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma sit out, with Hardik Pandya leading a very different looking squad as India attempt to rebuild in that format.

India’s squad for Tests:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ajinkya Rahane (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, KS Bharat, Mohammed Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Jaydev Unadkat, Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini.

India’s squad for ODIs:

Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav

India’s squad for T20Is:

Hardik Pandya (captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Yuzvendra Chahal.

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IND vs WI live streaming and live TV details

The India vs West Indies series is one that doesn’t excite a lot of broadcasters, for obvious reasons. Therefore, this series will not be seen on the usual broadcast channels that one sees Indian cricket on.

For online viewers, the series can be live streamed on FanCode, but will require a subscription to watch the matches.

However, there is good news for those who want to view the games on TV – matches will be aired on DD Sports too, as was the case last year when India toured the Caribbean.

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