West Indies Squad: John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Alick Athanaze, Brandon King, Roston Chase(c), Shai Hope(w), Justin Greaves, Khary Pierre, Jomel Warrican, Johann Layne, Jayden Seales, Jediah Blades, Kevlon Anderson, Anderson Phillip, Tevin Imlach

India Squad: 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, N Jagadeesan, Axar Patel, Devdutt Padikkal, Prasidh Krishna

Did you know: you know:

- West Indies last beat India in a Test match in 2002 - 26 Tests ago. Since then, they have lost nine series to India.

- Last time India lost a TDest in Delhi was in 1987 against West Indies (by 5 wickets). Since then, they have won 11 Tests, and drawn two at the venue

- Last time India played a Test in Delhi in 2023, Ravindra Jadeja took his Test innings (7/42) and in the match (10/110), best bowling figures (vs AUS, 2023).

- West Indies openers have not had a 50-plus stand in their last 13 Test innings in India. In 12 innings this year, they crossed fifty just once.

What to expect: 

Yet another one-sided Test with eminent likelihood of an early finish. The black soil pitch is expected to offer turn, making life definitely difficult for the West Indian batters, none of whom has managed a substantial score in the first Test. The Indian players - batters and bowlers alike - should relish the conditions and it would be quite an achievement by the visitors if they succeed to force India to bat twice in the Test.

"Yesterday we had a team event and I had the privilege of speaking with all three of them (Brian Lara, Viv Richards and Richie Richardson). And they basically said the same thing. They just told me to keep believing that, obviously, we're down right now. But it has to change at some point. And the change can start from now. But it starts with the belief and the mindset of each and every player. And just to keep motivating the guys that we can still play some positive cricket. And change the run. Our hearts don't fall at the moment." - Roston Chase, West Indies captain

"If there would be an opportunity, definitely we would be looking to play him (Prasidh Krishna). As of now, we want to play our strongest XI. Because WTC is something you have to win almost 70 per cent of your matches to be able to secure a spot in the finals. So, depending on where we are on the table... These are still early stages. So, we want to play the best XI and we want to play the best team that is available for us." - Shubman Gill, India skipper.

The best chance for the WI to be competitive in this Test is to bowl first on a fresh pitch and hope Seale, Phillip and Greaves could restrict the Indian team to a moderate score