With these wickets, Bumrah also became the fastest Indian pacer to take 50 wickets at home in 24 innings and equaled former pacer Javagal Srinath's long-standing record. Bumrah surpassed Kapil Dev (25 innings) and Ishant Sharma & Mohammed Shami - both 27 innings - to reach the milestone.

IND vs WI, 1st Test: Red-ball Bumrah leaves batters hanging dry with searing yorkers in cloudy Ahmedabad - WATCH

Ahead of the ongoing India vs West Indies Test series though, Jadeja was named the vice-captain under new skipper Shubman Gill's first home Test series. Jadeja was given the opportunity as India's regular vice-captain Rishabh Pant was left out of the squad because of an injury .

IND vs WI, 1st Test: Jadeja reveals he 'wasn't informed by BCCI' about being named vice-captain

India’s top scorer in the 2018 Test series was Prithvi Shaw, as he smashed 237 runs in three innings with a best of 134 runs. He also scored a 70-run knock in the second Test in Hyderabad and was given the Player of the Series award.

IND vs WI: Here's what happened last time West Indies toured India in red-ball format

There's been a new proposal sent to ICC to keep Test cricket relevant - a two-tier system which will divide the Test playing teams into two groups. The system, if accepted, will make it near impossible for West Indies have a Test series against India.

Explained: Is this last India vs West Indies Test series before ICC introduces new system?

Just 12 months ago, India completed their home Test series campaign on a losing spree as they were edged out by New Zealand 3-0. The humiliating series loss on home turf saw India pay a huge price as they would go on to miss the WTC final.

IND vs WI: Shubman Gill clears intention ahead of series opener, says 'looking to play some hard, grinding cricket'

Shubman Gill, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav will also be on the same ship as they, too, like Gautam Gambhir, will be playing in the Test series against the West Indies immediately after the Asia Cup assignment.

IND vs WI: Gautam Gambhir arrives in Ahmedabad days after Asia Cup final, sets sights on West Indies series

Alzarri Joseph, a mainstay in the West Indies bowling attack, has suffered a lower back issue, which will see him miss both the World Test Championship (WTC) encounters against India. 

IND vs WI: Blow for West Indies! Alzarri Joseph ruled out of India series with lower back injury

With Shubman Gill ready to lead the Indian side and points on line in the WTC cycle, it will be an important series for both India and the West Indies. So ahead of the all-important series, here is all you need to know, including schedule, live streaming, squads and other key details.

IND vs WI, Test Series: All you need to know - squads, live streaming, schedule and other details

Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who has won four IPL titles (one with RR and three with CSK) has been named the vice-captain for the series as wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant recuperates from toe fracture sustained on England tour.

India announce 15-man squad for home Test vs West Indies, four-time IPL winner named Gill's deputy

Playing for India A side would have given Shreyas Iyer a shot at making it to the Indian team's middle order for the upcoming two-Test home series against West Indies which begins October 2 in Ahmedabad.

Shreyas Iyer pulls out of India A captaincy and makes himself unavailable for 2nd unofficial Test vs Australia A

Nair managed just 205 runs at an average of just above 25 with only one fifty on England Test tour which saw over 7,000 runs being scored across five matches along with 21 tons and 29 fifties by the two teams.

End of road for Karun Nair? India batter not expected to make cut for home Test series against West Indies after mediocre England tour

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7 Biggest Upsets in Cricket History

Playing in the ICC Championship match at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, Smriti Mandhana was the hero of the hour for the Women in Blue as she slammed 91 runs while Renuka Singh Thakur scalped a five-for. The 211-run win sees India women take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.



IND-W vs WI-W: Smriti Mandhana, Renuka Singh's heroics guide India home in opening ODI

The Indian women’s team has drawn first blood in the three-match ODI series after a one-sided win against the West Indies on Sunday (Dec 22). Playing in the ICC Championship match at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara, Smriti Mandhana was the hero of the hour for Women in Blue as she slammed 91 runs, while Renuka Singh Thakur scalped a five-for.

Virat Kohli retired from T20Is after Rohit Sharma-led India's 2024 T20 World Cup win. He remains one of India's key batters in Tests and ODIs. In Tests, the right-hander has 8,848 runs from 113 matches and is expected to join the elite 10,000-run club soon.

'You'll shame yourself...', Harbhajan on how he motivated young Kohli doubting his Test credentials

Former Indian captain Kapil Dev recently revealed that he is a big fan of Bazball, an attacking style of play which England have adopted in Tests since early 2022.

Rohit Sharma needs to be more aggressive: Kapil Dev advises Indian captain, cites Bazball example

Hardik Pandya-led India lost the five-match T20I series to West Indies, in Florida, on Sunday (August 13) after an eight-wicket loss in the series finale. Opting to bat first, India rode on Suryakumar Yadav's 45-ball 61 to post 165 for 9.

It is very easy to criticise on social media: R Ashwin defends Hardik Pandya-led India after WI T20Is loss

Former India coach Venkatesh Prasad has blasted Team India after their woeful 2-3 T20I series defeat against West Indies on Sunday, August 13. Despite levelling the series at 2-2, India lost the final T20I that saw the hosts emerge victorious against Hardik Pandya’s men.

Venkatesh Prasad BLASTS Team India after woeful West Indies series defeat, tweets 'needs to improve skillset'

India’s head coach Rahul Dravid has highlighted a key area missing from the batting line-up after their embarrassing 2-3 defeat against the West Indies on Sunday, August 13.

IND vs WI: Rahul Dravid highlights 'depth in batting' as key missing area after embarrassing series defeat

India lost the five-match T20I series to West Indies, in Florida, on Sunday (August 13). Having levelled the five T20Is after being 0-2 down, the Hardik Pandya-led Men in Blue were expected to continue with the winning momentum and clinch the series, however, Rovman Powell-led Windies were clinical in the final T20I to win by eight wickets.

'India played with 10 players': Aakash Chopra baffled with Hardik Pandya's tactics after WI T20Is loss

Hardik Pandya-led India lost the five-match T20I series to hosts West Indies with an eight-wicket loss, in Florida, on Sunday (August 13). Being 0-2 down, the Men in Blue displayed a commendable effort to level the series but were blown away by Rovman Powell-led Windies in the series decider to lose their first-ever five-match series in the format.

Ind vs WI: 'This can't be the template': Wasim Jaffer unimpressed with India's batting for T20 World Cup 2024

India skipper Hardik Pandya has taken responsibility for the team’s embarrassing 2-3 T20I series defeat against the West Indies on Sunday, August 13. Pandya, leading the Indian side on Sunday, failed to capitalise on a good start that cost them big time.

IND vs WI: Captain Hardik Pandya takes blame for series defeat, says was 'not able to finish'

India dominated proceedings in the fourth and penultimate T20I versus Rovman Powell-led West Indies to emerge on top by nine wickets while chasing 179, on Saturday (August 12) in Florida.