West Indies Tour of India 2026: Schedule, Teams, Squads, Dates, Venues and Complete Guide

The West Indies Tour of India 2026 will begin on September 27, with India hosting West Indies for a white-ball series comprising three ODIs and five T20Is. The tour will run until October 17 and feature eight matches across eight Indian cities. The ODI series will be played in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and New Chandigarh before the teams move to Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru for the five T20Is. The complete schedule has been officially announced by the BCCI and Cricket West Indies.

Both teams have now also announced their squads. India will be led by Shubman Gill in the ODIs and Shreyas Iyer in the T20Is, while Shai Hope will captain West Indies in both formats. The ODI series will also see Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to India’s squad.

West Indies Tour of India 2026 Overview

The tour is part of India’s 2026-27 home international season. The BCCI’s announced home calendar includes 22 international matches involving West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia.

Participating Teams

India

India are the host team and will play three ODIs followed by five T20Is. Shubman Gill has been named ODI captain, with KL Rahul as vice-captain. Shreyas Iyer will lead the T20I side, with Tilak Varma as vice-captain.

The ODI squad includes experienced names such as Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja, alongside younger players including Naman Dhir and Auqib Nabi.

West Indies

West Indies will also field separate ODI and T20I squads. Shai Hope will captain both sides. The ODI squad retains much of the core that featured in the team’s recent international assignments, while the T20I squad includes several format specialists.

West Indies Tour of India 2026 Complete Schedule

The complete eight-match schedule has been officially confirmed. All ODI matches are scheduled for 2:00 PM IST, while the T20Is are scheduled for 7:00 PM IST.

The same fixture sequence is listed by Cricket West Indies, with the first ODI at the Sports Hub International Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram and the final T20I at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Venues

The tour will be spread across eight cities.

Team Squads

Both teams have officially announced their squads for the tour.

India ODI Squad

• Shubman Gill (Captain)
• Rohit Sharma
• Virat Kohli
• Ruturaj Gaikwad
• KL Rahul (Vice-Captain)
• Dhruv Jurel
• Nitish Kumar Reddy
• Ravindra Jadeja
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Prasidh Krishna
• Gurnoor Brar
• Mohammed Siraj
• Auqib Nabi
• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Naman Dhir

The BCCI confirmed the 15-member ODI squad on September 16, 2026.

India T20I Squad

• Shreyas Iyer (Captain)
• Abhishek Sharma
• Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
• Ishan Kishan (WK)
• Sanju Samson (WK)
• Tilak Varma (Vice-Captain)
• Shivam Dube
• Kuldeep Yadav
• Axar Patel
• Washington Sundar
• Ravi Bishnoi
• Nitish Kumar Reddy
• Arshdeep Singh
• Prince Yadav
• Mayank Yadav

The squad was announced by the BCCI as part of India’s white-ball selection for the West Indies series.

West Indies ODI Squad

• Shai Hope (Captain)
• Jewel Andrew
• John Campbell
• Keacy Carty
• Roston Chase
• Matthew Forde
• Justin Greaves
• Amir Jangoo
• Alzarri Joseph
• Shamar Joseph
• Vitel Lawes
• Gudakesh Motie
• Keemo Paul
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Jayden Seales

Cricket West Indies confirmed that John Campbell returns to the ODI squad after missing the final two ODIs against New Zealand. Ackeem Auguste was ruled out while recovering from surgery, with Jewel Andrew taking his place.

West Indies T20I Squad

• Shai Hope (Captain)
• Jewel Andrew
• Roston Chase
• Matthew Forde
• Shimron Hetmyer
• Akeal Hosein
• Shamar Joseph
• Gudakesh Motie
• Keemo Paul
• Kamil Pooran
• Rovman Powell
• Sherfane Rutherford
• Quentin Sampson
• Romario Shepherd
• Shamar Springer

Kamil Pooran has received his maiden T20I call-up after scoring 273 runs in eight CPL innings at a strike rate of 159.64. Quentin Sampson, who was part of the West Indies squad at the 2026 T20 World Cup, has also been included. Jason Holder has been rested for the tour.

Team Captains

Key Players to Watch

Rohit Sharma — India

Rohit Sharma has been included in India’s ODI squad for the series. His return adds a highly experienced top-order batter to an ODI side captained by Shubman Gill.

Virat Kohli — India

Virat Kohli is also back in India’s ODI squad. His inclusion alongside Rohit Sharma is one of the notable features of the upcoming ODI series.

Shubman Gill — India

Gill will lead India in the three-match ODI series. His captaincy will be an important part of the team’s leadership structure during the ODI leg.

Shai Hope — West Indies

Hope will captain West Indies in both formats. He heads an ODI squad that retains a significant portion of the team’s recent white-ball core.

Kamil Pooran — West Indies

Pooran is one of the new additions to the T20I squad. His maiden international call-up follows a productive CPL 2026 campaign in which he scored 273 runs from eight innings at a strike rate of 159.64.

Records and History

• India won the two-Test series in India 2-0 in October 2025.
• India won the 2023 ODI series in the Caribbean 2-1.
• West Indies won the 2023 five-match T20I series 3-2.
• India defeated West Indies by five wickets in their Super Eight meeting at the 2026 T20 World Cup.

What to Expect

The West Indies Tour of India 2026 will combine an ODI series with a longer five-match T20I series. India’s ODI squad includes the returning Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli alongside captain Shubman Gill, while its T20I side will be led by Shreyas Iyer.

West Indies will be led by Shai Hope in both formats. Its ODI squad includes John Campbell’s return, while the T20I squad introduces Kamil Pooran and brings Shimron Hetmyer into the tour for the T20I leg.

The eight matches are scheduled across eight cities, giving the tour a broad geographical spread. The ODI leg concludes in New Chandigarh on October 3, followed by T20Is in Lucknow, Ranchi, Indore, Hyderabad and Bengaluru.

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