US EditionChanderpaul, Athanaze back, left-arm spinner gets maiden call-up as West Indies Test announce squad for 2025 India tour
- Cricket West Indies announced a 15-member squad on September 16, 2025, for the two-Test series against India in October in Ahmedabad and Delhi.
- The squad changes follow a 3-0 home series loss to Australia and aim to address recent batting struggles, with selections based on recent performances and suitability to Indian conditions.
- Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze return to strengthen the batting, while left-arm spinner Khary Pierre earns a maiden Test call-up as the second specialist spinner, with Gudakesh Motie rested for workload management.
- Pierre led the West Indies Championship wicket-taking with 41 wickets at an average of 13.56, and captain Roston Chase will lead the team on the first away assignment of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship cycle.
- The series marks West Indies’ first tour of India since 2018, where they have yet to win a Test since 1994/95, and faces a strong Indian side led by Shubman Gill that is third in WTC standings.
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West Indies make three changes for India tour
Batsmen Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze were recalled to the West Indies ranks when they were named in the squad to tour India on Tuesday while left-arm spinner Khary Pierre is included for the first time. The two-Test series, with matches in Ahmedabad and Delhi, marks the West Indies' first tour to India since 2018 and forms part of the World Test Championship. Neither Chanderpaul nor Athanaze were involved in the recent series agains…
West Indies Reinforce Squad for India Tour with Spin-Savvy Selections | Sports-Games
West Indies Reinforce Squad for India Tour with Spin-Savvy Selections The West Indies cricket team has unveiled their squad for the much-anticipated two-test tour of India. In a strategic move to bolster their batting lineup, the team has recalled batters Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze. However, former captain Kraigg Brathwaite was notably left out of the 15-man squad.Accompanied by a maiden test call-up for left-arm spinner Khary Pie…
West Indies Recall Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze For Test Series vs India; Big Star Dropped
Kraigg Brathwaite was on Tuesday dropped while Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze recalled in the West Indies' 15-member squad to face India in a two-Test series next month
IND vs WI 2025: Former Captain Kraigg Brathwaite Dropped As West Indies Names 15-Member Squad for Tour of India
Khary Pierre, who is yet to earn his maiden Test cap, has been called up for the tour. Pierre will serve as the second specialist spinner in the squad after his compelling performances in the West Indies Championship, during which he claimed a chart-topping 41 wickets at 13.56. IND vs WI 2025: Former Captain Kraigg Brathwaite Dropped As West Indies Names 15-Member Squad for Tour of India.
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