India vs West Indies, 1st Test [12.00 am ET]

What to expect:
India start as overwhelming favourites, even though Shubman Gill says he does not know how the match will pan out. The skipper's dilemma centers on the surface, which remains an unknown quantity. "The last Test match that we played here was on a black soil. We are playing this one on red soil. So I am actually looking forward to seeing how the wicket is going to play over the next five days," said Gill on the eve of the match.
With the West Indies having lost a couple of key bowlers - Shamar Joseph and Alzarri Joseph - Roston Chase's side arrives with a depleted attack, likely to be easy fodder for India's mighty batting line-up. An Indian win is all but certain, but the question is how many days it will take, especially with a bit of moisture in the sky.

STAT:
West Indies last beat India in a Test in May 2002 - 23 years and 25 Tests ago.

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):
Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Shai Hope(w), Roston Chase(c), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales

This is a new series. It's a new day, so we just have to put everything behind us that has happened before and come up with the mentality that we're looking to dominate. We're looking to win and just go out there and give our best. Ask God for guidance and stick together as a team. Obviously, we're in India's backyard, and we're not going to have much support. So we have to stick together as a unit - coaching staff, players, management - and support one another through the tough times as well as the good times -

Roston Chase, West Indies skipper

We are looking to play some hard, grinding cricket. Over the past few years, Test matches in India haven't really gone the full five days. What we are really aiming for is to play solid, demanding cricket. All the Test matches we played in England went pretty deep. What people can expect from us is challenging, hard-fought cricket, and we won't be looking for any easy options. We have the skill set to perform on any kind of wicket or in any situation -
Shubman Gill, India skipper

Here are the XIs:

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

West Indies: Tagenarine Chanderpaul, John Campbell, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Shai Hope (wk), Roston Chase (capt), Justin Greaves, Jomel Warrican, Khary Pierre, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales