The Indian team landed in West Indies last week and the players have been preparing hard for the upcoming 2-Test series against Kraigg Brathwaite’s team which will kick-start the 2023/25 WTC cycle for both the teams. India are coming off a drubbing by the hands of Australia in the WTC Final 2023.
Superstar India cricketer Virat Kohli got a special welcome in Dominica, the venue for the first Test starting July 12.
Virat Kohli boasts of a massive fanbase wherever he goes in the world with fans trying their best to catch a glimpse of the 34-year-old mega-star.
As Kohli reached Dominica along with the rest of the Indian team and staff, he was graciously welcomed by the host who hailed Virat Kohli as “probably the biggest name on the team”. This statement itself summed up both Virat Kohli’s giant, incredible cricket career as well as his stature among fans.
Here watch as Virat Kohli gets a thunderous welcome in Dominica:
The welcome for King Kohli in Dominica!!!pic.twitter.com/2DmDKshoEH
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) July 9, 2023
Ahead of the start of the IND vs WI Test series, Virat Kohli recollected some of his best moment in West Indies on the past tours. He recalled his first Test double century which came here at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
“My favourite memory obviously is Antigua. I got my first-ever double hundred in Test cricket in Antigua in front of Sir Vivian Richards. That for me was a very, very special moment and then he met me in the evening as well and congratulated me. It can’t get any better than that,” the former Indian skipper said.
IND vs WI Test Series Schedule:
1st Test – 12th-16th July – Windsor Park, Dominica – 7:30 PM IST Onwards
2nd Test – 20th – 24th July – Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad – 7:30 PM
IND vs WI ODI series schedule:
1st ODI: July 27 – Kensington Oval, Barbados (7:00 PM IST)
2nd ODI: July 29 – Kensington Oval, Barbados (7:00 PM IST)
3rd ODI: August 1 – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad (7:00 PM IST)
T20 Series Schedule:
1st T20I: August 3 – Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad (8:00 PM IST)
2nd T20I: August 6 – National Stadium, Guyana (8: 00 PM IST)
3rd T20I: August 8 – National Stadium, Guyana (8:00 PM IST)
4th T20I: August 12 – Broward County Stadium, Florida (8:00 PM IST)
5th T20I: August 13 – Broward County Stadium, Florida (8:00 PM IST)
