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IND vs WI T20Is, all you need to know: Full squads, schedule and venues for West Indies tour of India

India and the West Indies are gearing up for a five-match T20 international series starting on October 6 and running through October 17. The fixtures will be hosted across five different cities: Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru, with every encounter scheduled to begin at 7pm Indian Standard Time.

This marks the first time since February 2022 that India is hosting the Caribbean side for a bilateral T20 series, a contest India previously swept 3-0. India enters the assignment following a gold medal victory at the Asian Games and has named Shreyas Iyer as captain, while leaving out Jasprit Bumrah due to workload management.

The hosts welcome back players such as Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, and several athletes bearing the surname Yadav alongside Nitish Kumar Reddy. The visitors will be led by Shai Hope and feature additions like Shimron Hetmyer and Kamil Pooran, though Jason Holder sits out this leg while being rested.

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