West Indies put India into bat in third Test
 

Gros-Islet, Saint Lucia: West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and put India in to bat at the start of the third Test of the four-match ****** at the Darren Sammy National Stadium in St Lucia on Tuesday.

Having escaped with a draw in the second Test in Jamaica due to a combination of inclement weather and an excellent last-day rearguard spearheaded by all-rounder Roston Chase, West Indies have recalled Leon Johnson to open the batting alongside Kraigg Brathwaite at the expense of Rajendra Chandrika.

Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, a star performer in the team that won the Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh last February, makes his Test debut in place of leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.

With a 1-0 lead in the ****** and needing to win the remaining two Tests to displace Australia at the top of the international rankings, India have made three changes to their line-up.

Experienced batsman Rohit Sharma plays his first match of the ****** in taking the place of Cheteshwar Pujara. Amit Mishra makes way for left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja while Bhuvneshwar Kumar also makes his ****** debut with Umesh Yadav dropped.

Teams
West Indies: Jason Holder (captain), Kraigg Brathwaite, Leon Johnson, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Shane Dowrich (wicketkeeper), Miguel Cummins, Alzarri Joseph, Shan**n Gabriel.

India: Virat Kohli (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma.

Umpires: Nigel Llong (ENG), Rod Tucker (AUS), TV umpire: Gregory Brathwaite (WIS), Match Referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)



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