India will aim to begin their home season on a strong note with a two-Test series against the West Indies. The selectors have chosen to keep most of the same players from the squad that faced England and ended the series in a draw thanks to a remarkable last-day victory. Who might open for Team India? The batters will remember what happened the last time they played a Test series in India and will be eager to perform well right from the start against the West Indies. India is likely to begin their innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul a pair that has done fairly well together in the past and they’ll look to continue that form in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Rahul recently did well in the longer-format games against Australia A and will aim to keep that momentum going into the Test match. Meanwhile Yashasvi will try to build on his already impressive record in home Test matches. What might be the middle order of Team India? After the openers the middle order will have a tough job especially with the pitch expected to help spin bowlers something that caused problems during the last home Test series against New Zealand. Much of the responsibility will fall on experienced players like Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja to score key runs and steady the innings. Theyll be looking for solid contributions from youngsters such as Sai Sudharsan who is likely to bat at number three and Dhruv Jurel expected to take over wicketkeeping duties with Rishabh Pant unavailable. All-rounders Washington Sundar and Axar Patel will strengthen the lower order and add valuable depth to the batting lineup. Who might be in the bowling department? When it comes to bowling India is likely to rely heavily on spin with up to four spinners expected to be part of the playing XI for the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The spinners likely to be picked for the opening game are Axar Patel Ravindra Jadeja Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav. If Kuldeep is included in the final XI it will mark his return to the Test side after a long break as he didn’t play in any of the five Tests against England. The pace attack will be led by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. This will be Sirajs first international appearance since his standout performances in the England series. What are the squads? India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal KL Rahul Sai Sudharsan Shubman Gill(c) N Jagadeesan Ravindra Jadeja Dhruv Jurel(w) Washington Sundar Axar Patel Prasidh Krishna Mohammed Siraj Jasprit Bumrah Kuldeep Yadav Devdutt Padikkal Nitish Kumar Reddy West Indies Squad: John Campbell Tagenarine Chanderpaul Alick Athanaze Brandon King Roston Chase(c) Shai Hope(w) Justin Greaves Khary Pierre Johann Layne Anderson Phillip Jayden Seales Jomel Warrican Jediah Blades Kevlon Anderson Tevin Imlach