The Men in Blue will kickstart its ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 campaign with a two-Test series against West Indies, with the first Test from Wednesday in Dominica. While India will play their first Test after their WTC Final loss against Australia, two-time champions West Indies are coming off a shocking elimination from the ODI World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.

There are plenty of challenges for both sides and they will be eager to prove themselves in the beginning phase of the next WTC cycle. While another WTC final defeat will hurt the team, there was a strong feeling that the Shiv Sunder Das-led selection committee and head coach Rahul Dravid will be looking at new options, which starts with the series in the Caribbean.