IND vs WI: Uncapped left-arm spinner included as CWI announces West Indies squad with three changes for two-Test series against India

Cricket West Indies announced a 15-member squad for the five-Test match series against India, which is scheduled to start from October 2. The two Test match series will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad and Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, respectively.

The upcoming red-ball series will be the first away fixture for the Test team in the ongoing WTC cycle. West Indies will play a Test series against India for the first time since 2018. The island nation made three changes from their squad who featured against Australia, adding Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze, along with a maiden test call-up for left arm spinner Khary Pierre.

ALSO READ: 'Yuvraj Singh has a huge part in his making...': Abhishek Sharma's father lauds India legend after southpaw's hard-hitting knock vs Pakistan in Asia Cup 2025, watch VIDEO

ALSO READ: Former RCB star lauds Suryakumar Yadav for 'not losing focus despite social media noise' during Asia Cup 2025 clash between India and Pakistan

Chanderpaul and Athanaze have been added as the top order batters and on the other hand, Pierre has been rewarded with selection after strong performances in the West Indies Championship, where he claimed a chart-topping 41 wickets at an average of 13.56.

CWI rested Gudakesh Motie for the India series ahead of the upcoming limited-overs schedule, the highlight being the ICC T20 World Cup in February and March of next year. Head Coach Daren Sammy welcomes the challenge of playing against one of the top-ranked teams on its home soil.

“Playing in the subcontinent always presents a challenge and we have selected a team to be competitive in these conditions.” said Sammy as quoted by CWI.

“This will be our second series together as a test team, but we have already shown what we are capable of as a unit once we are committed to our brand and plans of the team.”Sammy added,

“The return of Tagenarine Chanderpaul is to help transform our fortunes at the top of the order given the recent struggles, with Alick Athanaze being added for his strengths and qualities against spin bowling. Khary is included for the first time as our second spinner in what we expect to be helpful conditions”

West Indies squad: Roston Chase (Captain), Jomel Warrican (Vice-Captain), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales