India vs West Indies 1st Test: Windies win toss, opt to bowl

The toss was delayed due to wet outfield following rain and the match started 15 minutes after the scheduled time

India vs West Indies 1st test
India vs West Indies 1st test, Virat Kohli and Jason Holder during the toss (Photo: BCCI)
Press Trust of India North Sound (Antigua)
1 min read Last Updated : Aug 22 2019 | 8:12 PM IST

West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and opted to bowl in the first Test against India here on Thursday.

The toss was delayed due to wet outfield following rain and the match started 15 minutes after the scheduled time.

The Teams:

India: Virat Kohli (capt), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah.

West Indies: Jason Holder (capt), Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Shai Hope (wk), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Shamarh Brooks, Miguel Cummins, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel.

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Topics :India cricket teamWest Indies cricket teamIndia tour of West Indies

First Published: Aug 22 2019 | 7:30 PM IST

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