India-West Indies Test Match: India, under Shubhman Gill, began its first test match against West Indies in Ahmedabad in a two-match series on Thursday. The match is underway with West Indies batting first. After intense Asia Cup battle where India emerged victorious post a nail-biting final against Pakistan, the test match will test the patience and perseverance of the team again.
The scars of its last performance against New Zealand are still there and hence, India has to ensure victory this time.
Where to watch India vs WI first test match on TV
The India vs West Indies first test match is being broadcast on Stars Sports network.
It's the start of the international home season 2025-26 🗓️#TeamIndia take on West Indies in the 1st Test at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium 🏟️
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 1, 2025
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India-WI test match livestream
The match is also being livestreamed on JioHotstar. The match began at 9:30 am after the toss took place at 9 am.
India-WI second test match
The second test match between India and West Indies will begin on October 10 and will be played till October 14.
India and West Indies Squads
For India, the team is – Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel (wk), N Jagadeesan (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, B Sai Sudharsan, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
West Indies: Roston Chase (c), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Shai Hope (wk), Tevin Imlach (wk), Brandon King, Justin Greaves, Johann Layne, Khary Pierre, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales, Anderson Phillip, Jediah Blades.