West Indies, the recently crowned T20 world champions is all set to host India for almost 7 weeks starting from 6th July.
The tour will be started with two practice matches followed by 4 test matches to be played in Antigua, Barbuda, Jamaica, St Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago as stated by the Head of operations Ronald Holder as the venues are good to get some games.
Series will start with a 2-day practice match to be started from 9th july in historical city St kitts and then a 3-Day warm up match is to played from 14th July between the sides at the same venue, 1st test match is to be played from 21st July, Second to be from 30th July, 3rd from 9th August and will end with the 4th test which will start from 18th august 2016.
Last time India toured West Indies, they won the series 1-0 with a match Drawn.
The series was in doubt courtesy India suspending all bilateral ties with WICB due to West Indies pulling out of the India tour back in October 2014 but now after the meeting of top officials of both the boards, issues are resolved as Shashank Manohar the BCCI president has confirmed that BCCI has waived off $41.97 million damage cause by abandoning of the tour and now also approved by David Cameron “ India would tour West Indies the four test series as per scheduled by ICC’s FTP” the tour is to take place.
Team India may leave for Caribbean with a new coaching staff application for which are submitted with 10th July as last date of submission, which will then follow a further process and then BCCI will shortlist the new appointments. However, there’s a keen chance of a chef to get a job on the staff specially to entertain the vegetarians.
