IND vs WI: West Indies to feature with two changes as Shubman Gill opts to bat in 2nd Test, check playing XIs

Indian captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to bat against the West Indies in the second Test match at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. India has already won the first Test match and now will look to repeat the same in the second clash to seal the series. On the other hand, the West Indies will also look to bounce back in the second clash to draw the series against India. 

Captains at the toss

Roston Chase - We were batting first as well, the pitch looks dry, so not too worried. Obviously, we had some meetings and we had some deep discussions as batters. And something that came up in meetings, we want to really try to bat the whole day and bat 90 overs. That's something that we're really looking forward to doing.  I just think we need to stay positive, in the present, and just play every ball on merit and not worry about what's happened before. Yeah, two changes from the King out and Johann Layne out, Tevim Imlach in and Anderson Phillip in. Just take that Anderson Phillip with the new ball, he's a good new ball bowler. We think we need to strike early with the new ball. And also - Imlach - he's a good player of spin coming from Guyana and used to these kind of low turning tracks. So we think he'll be a good fit for this wicket. 

Shubman Gill - We will bat first, the wicket looks good to bat on Day 1. Consistency is the key for us. To be able to repeat performances and to be able to have the same intensity in every match that we play. Something that we often speak about and that's what we are trying to look for in this test match as well. Honestly, not much. I am still the same person but definitely have more responsibilities now. But I like responsibilities and a very exciting future for me (on being elevated across all formats). We have got the same team.

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India vs West Indies head-to-head

India and the West Indies have played 100 Test matches against each other, where the Island nation holds the edge by winning 30 out of it, and India managed to win 23. 47 matches between the teams ended in a draw. West Indies has not won a Test series in Indian soil since 1984 in their 12 previous tours. India have not lost a Test series against West Indies since 24 years. 

India vs West Indies playing XIs

India (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Dhruv Jurel(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj. 

West Indies (Playing XI): John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Shai Hope, Roston Chase(c), Tevin Imlach(w), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Jayden Seales