The BCCI’s announcement of the Indian squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against West Indies has set the stage for a compelling home rubber, beginning on October 12 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Captain Rohit Sharma will lead a well-balanced 17-member unit that blends the experience of stalwarts like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja with the promise of young guns such as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel, as the series kicks off a crucial phase in the 2023-27 World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. West Indies, under the steady hand of Kraigg Brathwaite, counter with a resurgent core featuring Shai Hope, Jason Holder