Dominica, July 6: India look to finish their month long tour of the Caribbean on a high by winning the last Test against the West Indies. The final Test of the three match series is being played at Windsor Park, Roseau, a venue which had never hosted a Test match until now.
India captain MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl first. A fit Munaf Patel replaces Abhimanyu Mithun in the Indian playing eleven while Kirk Edwards and Kieran Powell make their respective debuts for the West Indies.
Captain speak:
MS Dhoni (India):
On India being 1-0 up in the series but looking to win this game: “Yes, we need to break it [the match] down in sessions and take it one hour at a time. We will look to do the right things.”
Darren Sammy (West Indies):
On the importance of this game for the West Indies: “The guys are aware of that. And like I said, it’s about everyone coming out here and believing that we can win. When the key moments come in the game, we just have to grab it.”
Playing XIs:
West Indies: Darren Sammy (c), Adrian Barath, Kieran Powell, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Marlon Samuels, Kirk Edwards, Carlton Baugh (wk), Fidel Edwards, Ravi Rampaul and Devendra Bishoo.
India: Murali Vijay, Abhinav Mukund, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Harbhajan Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma and Munaf Patel.
