India vs West Indies first Test, head to head and probable XI

Team India and West Indies have been playing cricket since 1948, and to this day have engaged in more then 230 games against each other across all formats. The rivalry between the two heavyweights never existed untill 1983. It was in during that time that India turned tables on their reputation and defeated the two times World Cup winners.

Today, India vs West Indies head to head stats exibit numbers which makes it utterly difficult to decide which team has been more ruling over the other. In Tests the stats read 30-20 in favour of the Caribbean side, in ODIs it’s 62-61 again in favour of the Windies. And in T20I its 5-5.

India and West Indies have come across eachother for a total of 96 occasions sporting the white kit. Out of these 96 encounters, team India were albe to win on 20 occasions, while, on the other hand West Indies were able to win on 30 occasions.

India possible XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami

West Indies possible XI: Kraigg Brathwaite, Sharmarh Brooks, Darren Bravo, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Rakheem Cornwall, Jason Holder (c), Keemo Paul, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach