India to play first Test against West Indies at Rajkot on October 4

India vs West Indies 2018: India’s hectic schedule will continue as the BCCI announced the fixtures for the home series against West Indies slated to begin from October 4, less than a week after the completion of the Asia Cup.

India’s hectic schedule will continue as the BCCI announced the fixtures for the home series against West Indies slated to begin from October 4, less than a week after the completion of the Asia Cup.

Team India will travel to UAE for the Asia Cup immediately after the five-match Test series ends in England on September 11. There will be no respite for the players as the Asia Cup (15-28 September) will be followed by a full-fledged West Indies series.

India will play two Tests, five ODIs and three ODIs against the touring West Indies.

"The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announce the schedule for the forthcoming home series against West Indies set to be played from October 4 to November 11, 2018. India will play 2 Tests, 5 ODIs & 3 T20Is during this tenure," BCCI secretary Amitabh Choudhary said in a release.

 

The opening Test will be held at Rajkot from October 4 to 8, followed by the second Test from October 12 to 16 at Hyderabad.

The five-match ODI series will begin on October 21 at Guwahati, followed by the second ODI on October 24th at Indore and third ODI at Pune on October 27th. The final two one-dayers will be held at Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram on October 29th and November 1.

The one-dayers will be followed by the three T20 Internationals to be held at Kolkata (November 4), Lucknow (November 6) and Chennai (November 11).