NEW DELHI: Again in motion after a well-deserved month-long break put up the World Check Championship closing, Group India kick-off their new WTC cycle and new season with a tour of the Caribbean.
Returning to the group of island nations after their 2022 white-ball marketing campaign, the Indian crew this time, have a full-fledged tour which includes a few Exams, three one-dayers and 5 T20 Internationals.
Having already arrived within the Caribbean, Rohit Sharma and co. are busy with the preparations as the primary Check begins from July 12.
Throughout the course of the tour, that can stretch simply over a month, the caravan of each the groups will journey throughout six venues because the followers gear up for mouth-watering, high-octane clashes throughout codecs.
TimesofIndia.com right here takes a take a look at the venues that can be internet hosting the matches throughout India’s tour of the Caribbean and USA:
Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica (1st Check – July 12-16)
Windsor Park, a multi-purpose stadium, established in 2007 can be internet hosting the primary Check between India and West Indies, beginning July 12. Not like the opposite stadiums within the cricket-loving Caribbean, that maintain wealthy historical past and heritage, the Windsor Park could be thought of a comparatively new stadium. It has nonetheless made a reputation for itself and is a well-liked venue for sports activities of every kind and carnival actions.
With a capability of 12,000, Windsor Park has performed host to five Check matches up to now, the final being performed between the West Indies and Pakistan in 2017. Personal bins, a media centre, follow nets, a gamers’ persona advanced, digital scoreboards and 5 cricket pitches make the stadium one of the crucial interesting within the Caribbean.

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Out of the 5 Exams which have been performed on the venue up to now, the West Indies have gained just one Check in opposition to Zimbabwe whereas it misplaced a few video games to Australia right here and one to Pakistan. When India performed West Indies right here in 2011, the competition resulted in a draw.
With the common first and second innings scores hovering across the 275-run mark and the third and fourth innings common scores across the 200-run vary, the venue has historically favoured bowlers. Australian Adam Voges (130 not out) has the very best rating right here at Windsor Park whereas Devendra Bishoo — 6 for 80 — has the very best bowling figures.
To go along with 5 Exams, this venue has additionally hosted 7 ODIs and 6 T20I matches.
Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad (2nd Check – July 20 -24)
Certainly one of cricket’s power-centres within the Caribbean, Queen’s Park Oval is a quintessential cricket floor identified for its breathtaking backdrops and is the house of Queen’s Park Cricket Membership. The picturesque stadium also called St Clair Oval and was established in 1896. It has a capability of 25,000.
Surrounded by mountains, particularly the northern hills, the bottom hosted its first ever Check in 1930 and final hosted a Check vs Sri Lanka in 2018. Within the 61 Check matches that West Indies have performed right here, they’ve gained 20 and misplaced 18 whereas 23 of them have resulted in a draw.

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The bottom has beforehand hosted India 13 instances within the longest format, the place they gained three, misplaced three and drew 7 between 1953 and 2016. The best whole at Queen’s Park Oval has been 681/8(decl) whereas Englnd had been skittled out for 46 in opposition to the hosts in 1994.
Curiously, India legend Sunil Gavaskar (220) holds the file for the very best particular person rating at this venue whereas Windies nice Curtly Ambrose (66) has the file for many wickets right here within the longest format.
Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados (1st ODI – July 27 & 2nd ODI – July 29)
The pleasure of Barbados, Kensington Oval is the oldest cricket floor within the Caribbean and can be internet hosting two back-to-back one-dayers throughout India’s tour of the West Indies.
Also referred to as the Pickwick Cricket Membership, the Kensington Oval was established in 1871 and was demolished and rebuilt on the finish of the 2004-05 season forward of the 2007 World Cup. With a capability of 28,000, the venue is steeped in historical past and cricket started right here approach again in 1882.

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Aside from the staggering 55 Exams performed at this venue, the Kensington Oval has additionally hosted 49 ODI matches that additionally consists of the 2007 World Cup closing between Australia and Sri Lanka.
Totally geared up to host day-night matches, the groups batting second have traditionally had a slight edge, successful 25 matches in comparison with 22 gained by groups batting first. The best crew whole right here is 364/4 which England scored in opposition to the hosts in 2019 whereas Eire had been skittled out for 91 within the 2007 World Cup for the bottom whole on the venue.
This time round, India can be enjoying the primary and second ODIs and this can be their first look on the Kensington Oval after over 20 years. The Indian crew has performed three ODIs right here beforehand, successful 1 and dropping 2 between 1989 and 2002.
Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad (third ODI – Aug 1 & 1st T201 – Aug 3)
The third and closing encounter of the ODI leg and the primary match of the T20I sequence can be performed on the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad.
The stadium, a part of the elite sports activities advanced at Tarouba was initially constructed with the intention that it will host preliminary matches of the 2007 ODI World Cup however a sequence of delays meant that the stadium hosted its first ever worldwide match solely in 2017.

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Located simply exterior the guts of town of San Fernando, the 15,000 capability stadium can be internet hosting its first-ever males’s ODI. The venue has beforehand hosted three girls’s ODI matches. The final time India had been within the Caribbean in 2022, they did play one T20I right here, and they’re going to achieve this once more this time.
Windfall Stadium, Guyana (2nd T20I – Aug 6 & third T20I – Aug 8)
The Windfall Stadium also called the Guyana Nationwide Stadium was constructed for the 2007 ODI World Cup and since then has performed host to many memorable worldwide fixtures which incorporates the well-known Sri Lanka vs South Africa recreation the place Lasith Malinga grew to become the primary bowler ever to take 4 wickets off 4 balls.
The stadium was constructed with a number of the funding by way of loans and grants from India and has a capability of 15,000. Within the upcoming India tour of West Indies, the venue will host two T20I matches on August 6 and eight respectively.

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So far as T20Is are involved, the stadium has beforehand hosted a complete of 27 matches the place the crew batting first has gained 13 and misplaced 10. The venue has seen some excessive scoring contests however the common first innings rating right here is 122.
India have beforehand performed a solitary T20I right here in 2019 which they gained. West Indies, however have 3 wins and a few losses at this venue within the shortest format.
Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Floor, Lauderhill, Florida (4th T20I – Aug 12 & fifth T20I – Aug 13)
Group Indian will play two of the 5 T20Is vs the West Indies within the USA. The Central Broward Stadium was established in 2007 and has hosted a number of white-ball worldwide fixtures.
The primary stadium within the US to obtain certification from the ICC to host worldwide matches, it has a capability of 20,000 and can be used for Rugby, Soccer and Australian Guidelines Soccer.
Group India can be wrapping up their tour right here with the final two T20Is that can be performed on successive days. The Indian crew has been a daily customer of kinds right here and attracts enormous variety of expatriates dwelling in america. Between 2016 and 2022, India performed 6 T20Is at Central Broward and gained 4 and misplaced one.
So far as T20I statistics are involved, the Central Broward has been a high-scoring venue with the common first innings rating being 164. Again in 2016, the venue hosted an absolute thriller when the West Indies scored 245/6 and India replied with 244/4, dropping the competition by a solitary run.

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